神要我們善待動物

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black pug with gray knit scarf 

來源：https://wol.jw.org/cmn-Hans/wol/d/r23/lp-chs/102011444  

造物主清楚表明该怎样对待动物。虽然神后来容许人类吃动物的肉，或为了其他实际需要而利用动物，祂却从不认可虐待动物的行为。

圣经说：“义人关心家畜的性命，恶人的慈悲也是残忍。”（箴言12:10）

在赐给古代以色列国的律法里，神甚至定下一些保护动物的条文。有关安息日的规定要求人每周休息一天，这样以色列的牲畜也能从中得益，得以安歇（出埃及记23:12）。值得注意的是，人在安息日虽然不可工作，却要解救受困的动物（路加福音14:5）。祂也吩咐人不可让牛在工作时缺少食物，也不可让牲畜负载过重（出埃及记23:5；申命记25:4）。神禁止人使牛和驴同负一轭，以免牲畜受伤（申命记22:10）。

圣经确实教人要善待动物，爱惜它们！

虽然许多人都只顾自己，对动物漠不关心，神却怜惜动物。看见尼尼微的居民悔改，神出于慈悲，决定不施行毁灭，先知约拿却不以为然，毫不顾惜城中的一切。耶和华就对他说：“这座尼尼微大城，里面有十二万多人连左手右手也分不清，又有许多牲畜，难道我不该顾惜 吗？”（约拿书4:11）

显然，動物也是天父所顾惜的！



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