WHAT IS IT WITH DOGS?
I have nothing against dogs. God made dogs and they do have a purpose on this earth. In Genesis 1:26-28, God commanded us to have dominion over the earth. One area where we as mankind have been very successful exercising our dominion is the taming and training of dogs.
Dogs have been very useful in the military, hunting and with helping the blind move around. They make good pets too.
The question is have we taken our affection for dogs too far? We live in a society where it’s OK to murder innocent babies in the womb, but will be jailed for “cruelty” to dogs.
Dogs seem to have more rights than a lot of humans.
Have we idolized dogs?
The bible says a righteous man takes care of the needs of his animals (Proverbs 12:10). So it is commendable to take care of our animals. The question is - where do we draw the line between taking care of our animals and having inordinate affection for them?
What is this about some Christians sharing their beds with dogs and kissing them on the mouth or allowing them to run their tongues over their lips? Would Jesus do that?
Read your bible – from Genesis to revelation, apart from once, every other time dogs were mentioned in the bible, it was always in a negative sense. They were always associated with detestable or immoral things. God calls them unclean animals. Below are a few examples:
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God (Deut 23:18 KJV)
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly (Prov 26:11 (KJV)
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire (2 Peter 2:21-22 KJV)
Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces (Matt 7:6 NKJV)
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! (Phil 3:2 NKJV)
But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores (Luke 16:20-21 NKJV)
But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." (Mark 7:27 NKJV)
For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; (Psalms 22:16 NKJV)
Anything God says is unclean should not be sleeping with you on the same bed – it does not matter how many times you give it a bath, God created it and called it unclean, you can’t make clean what God has designated unclean.
Did you know that when Jesus talked about the people who will not make it into heaven, dogs were the only animals mentioned alongside certain kinds of people!
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie (Rev 22:14-15 NKJV)
You may say that in the bible passages above, ‘dogs’ was used figuratively. Hey, whether is figurative or not, it tells you that God does not place dogs where we have placed them in our society today. The choice is yours whether you want to see things from God’s perspective or men.
Are dogs to blame for the ‘worship’ they receive? Absolutely not! Just as you cannot blame the gold from which the children of Israel made the golden calf. All through history, the world has always elevated the wrong things. Believers ought to be careful not to be caught in the snares of the enemy.
Moreover, it is not hygienic to kiss any animal. Basic hygiene teaches that you wash your hands after contact with animals how much more kiss them.
Conclusively, be careful of your relationship with anything God designate as unclean for man. You are not wiser than God.
Shalom!
With Warmth
Angela
Dogs have been very useful in the military, hunting and with helping the blind move around. They make good pets too.
The question is have we taken our affection for dogs too far? We live in a society where it’s OK to murder innocent babies in the womb, but will be jailed for “cruelty” to dogs.
Dogs seem to have more rights than a lot of humans.
Have we idolized dogs?
The bible says a righteous man takes care of the needs of his animals (Proverbs 12:10). So it is commendable to take care of our animals. The question is - where do we draw the line between taking care of our animals and having inordinate affection for them?
What is this about some Christians sharing their beds with dogs and kissing them on the mouth or allowing them to run their tongues over their lips? Would Jesus do that?
Read your bible – from Genesis to revelation, apart from once, every other time dogs were mentioned in the bible, it was always in a negative sense. They were always associated with detestable or immoral things. God calls them unclean animals. Below are a few examples:
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God (Deut 23:18 KJV)
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly (Prov 26:11 (KJV)
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire (2 Peter 2:21-22 KJV)
Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces (Matt 7:6 NKJV)
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! (Phil 3:2 NKJV)
But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores (Luke 16:20-21 NKJV)
But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." (Mark 7:27 NKJV)
For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; (Psalms 22:16 NKJV)
Anything God says is unclean should not be sleeping with you on the same bed – it does not matter how many times you give it a bath, God created it and called it unclean, you can’t make clean what God has designated unclean.
Did you know that when Jesus talked about the people who will not make it into heaven, dogs were the only animals mentioned alongside certain kinds of people!
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie (Rev 22:14-15 NKJV)
You may say that in the bible passages above, ‘dogs’ was used figuratively. Hey, whether is figurative or not, it tells you that God does not place dogs where we have placed them in our society today. The choice is yours whether you want to see things from God’s perspective or men.
Are dogs to blame for the ‘worship’ they receive? Absolutely not! Just as you cannot blame the gold from which the children of Israel made the golden calf. All through history, the world has always elevated the wrong things. Believers ought to be careful not to be caught in the snares of the enemy.
Moreover, it is not hygienic to kiss any animal. Basic hygiene teaches that you wash your hands after contact with animals how much more kiss them.
Conclusively, be careful of your relationship with anything God designate as unclean for man. You are not wiser than God.
Shalom!
With Warmth
Angela
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