I'm sorry, but I had to ask this again. Some people said that animals don't go to heaven because they lack souls. I don't feel that's right. If I have a soul, then I feel like my cat should have a soul as well.
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2006-08-21 03:30:34 · 10 answers · asked by Southpaw 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
From Jesus himself:
130:2.8 That afternoon Jesus and Ganid had both enjoyed playing with a very intelligent shepherd dog, and Ganid wanted to know whether the dog had a soul, whether it had a will, and in response to his questions Jesus said: "The dog has a mind which can know material man, his master, but cannot know God, who is spirit; therefore the dog does not possess a spiritual nature and cannot enjoy a spiritual experience. The dog may have a will derived from nature and augmented by training, but such a power of mind is not a spiritual force, neither is it comparable to the human will, inasmuch as it is not reflective -- it is not the result of discriminating higher and moral meanings or choosing spiritual and eternal values. It is the possession of such powers of spiritual discrimination and truth choosing that makes mortal man a moral being, a creature endowed with the attributes of spiritual responsibility and the potential of eternal survival." Jesus went on to explain that it is the absence of such mental powers in the animal which makes it forever impossible for the animal world to develop language in time or to experience anything equivalent to personality survival in eternity. As a result of this day's instruction Ganid never again entertained belief in the transmigration of the souls of men into the bodies of animals.
2006-08-21 03:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by Agondonter 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dinosaurs went the same place we all go if we are interred. The only difference is that the Dinosaurs - and other prehistoric creatures - got stuck in tar pits and became "fossil fuel" so that we humans can drive cars and air condition our homes. I would say that a little part of the Dynosaur's soul resides in each of us as we put our foot on the gas pedal or flip on the air. God bless the Dyno.
2006-08-21 03:45:16 · answer #2 · answered by ALWAYS GOTTA KNOW 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everything comes from the same eternal source. If the human animal goes to heaven, all animals do. Man is nothing but an animal who has developed through his ability to communicate with others of his species. But he is still and always will be an animal -- often the cruelest and stupidest animal in or out of the zoo.
2006-08-21 03:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. God keeps them on an island behind huge electric fences. Let's hope the power doesn't go out.
2006-08-21 03:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by lenny 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe that animals go to heaven when they die. Only humans are made in God's image, not animals.
2006-08-21 03:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by echosparent 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
animals don't go to heaven. sorry about your cat.
2006-08-21 03:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes they did, they smashed thru those pearly white gates
2006-08-21 03:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
look up in bible gateway revelation 22:15
dogs don't get into heaven
2006-08-21 03:36:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The question should be, are you going to?
2006-08-21 03:40:22 · answer #9 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
haha who knows but Jesus?
2006-08-21 03:59:03 · answer #10 · answered by baddrose268 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋