Ha ha none of you christians can answer my question!?

Question

I've already asked a question like twice and still have no satisfactory answers!
My question: Do pets/animals have souls spirits?

How can you say no? What happens to them? They just die and become worm food? And this doesn't apply to humans why? Are we sooo much more important?
2 days ago
Wait a minute. If your pet has a soul/spirit then how far do you go? Do ants have them? Do Plants and single celled organisms?
One of you guys actually had the nerve to say:
"It is only natural that anyone with a much loved pet would like to believe that it has a soul and lives on somewhere after death,but this is just sentimentality and by the use of reason it really does not constitute reality."
Which is just contradicting itself because you can turn it around like this:
"It is only natural that anyone with a loved one would like to believe that they has a soul and lives on somewhere after death,but this is just sentimentality and by the use of reason it really does not constitute reality

Nothing has a soul/spirit everyting just dies! Is it really that hard to accept?!

Answer 1

Interestingly, in the Bible the word “soul” applies not only to humans but also to animals. For example, in describing the creation of sea creatures, Genesis 1:20 says that God commanded: “Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls.” And on the next creative day, God said: “Let the earth put forth living souls according to their kinds, domestic animal and moving animal and wild beast of the earth according to its kind.” -- Genesis 1:24;

Thus, the word “soul” as used in the Bible refers to a person or an animal or to the life that a person or an animal enjoys. The Bible’s definition of the soul is simple, consistent, and unencumbered by the complicated philosophies and superstitions of men. So, what happens to the soul at death?

“The dead know nothing . . . There is no pursuit, no plan, no knowledge or intelligence, within the grave.” -- Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10

“Dust you are and to dust you will return.” -- Genesis 3:19

Before God formed him from the dust of the ground and gave him life, Adam did not exist. When he died, he returned to that state. His punishment was death, not a transfer to another realm. Since in the Bible the word “soul” often simply refers to a person, when we say that Adam died, we are saying that the soul named Adam died. This might sound unusual to a person who believes in the immortality of the soul. However, the Bible states: “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” -- Ezekiel 18:4

‘For a deceased soul no one may defile himself among his people." -- Leviticus 21:1

"All the days of his keeping separate to Jehovah he may not come toward any dead soul." -- Numbers 6:6.

For more information go to:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/7/15/article_02.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20010715/article_01.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20010715/article_02.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/2/22a/article_02.htm

Answer 2

Nephesh the Hebrew word translated soul literally means one that breathes or a breather. So animals and man are both souls and both die with the flesh. The bible refers to the soul as being the blood of a man and animal in (DT 12:23,Gen 1:20,Gen 2:19,Gen 9:10,Rev 8:9)
The Greek term psy-ke rendered soul is the root of Psychology and is used in revelation 8:9 just as in the Hebrew scriptures. It is also important to understand that Nephesh may also be translated as "I" which is why you may see "my soul" in the bible.
The concept of a soul apart from the body is a Platonic belief that was incorporated in Christianity after the death of Christ. 1Co 15:45-47 Shows that Christ became a spirit and that Adam was a soul (psy•khen′ zo′san), and we all know what happened to Adam, Dust to Dust as the phrase goes.

All that and Ecclesiastes 9:5, 3:19-20 says it best.
5 For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten.

"19 For there is an eventuality as respects the sons of mankind and an eventuality as respects the beast, and they have the same eventuality. As the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit, so that there is no superiority of the man over the beast, for everything is vanity. 20 All are going to one place. They have all come to be from the dust, and they are all returning to the dust.

I hope this helps though the tone of your message makes me think you aren't looking for good answers but looking to make a point.

I will probably start a maelstrom with this so I am going to change my address and name and SSN and other things, maybe get some plastic surgery :).

Answer 3

I think that we should look at what the bible says about this...first, lets define what a soul is...

Genesis 2:7: "And Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul"

Genesis 1: 20-21a: "And God went on to say: “Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens.” 21 And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about,"

so it would seem that we ARE souls, being that we are living and breathing, just as the animals are living souls...

Ecclesiastes 3:19 & 20 sheds further light upon this issue:
"For there is an eventuality as respects the sons of mankind and an eventuality as respects the beast, and they have the same eventuality. As the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit, so that there is no superiority of the man over the beast, for everything is vanity. 20 All are going to one place. They have all come to be from the dust, and they are all returning to the dust."

Ecclesiastes 9: 5: "For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten"

So it would seem that we ARE souls...souls being the life of a person or animal, or that person or animal.

As for possessing a spirit that is separate from the body, well, no. sometimes the breath of life is considered the spirit. There is God's holy spirit or active force, but when we die, as stated in the verses above, we are just that, dead. We do have the hope of a resurrection back to life on a restored earth (this one), but only a very limited number have the heavenly hope. God created us as humans, and that is what he intends for most of us to be.

Answer 4

Your question presupposes something: that Christianity teaches the existence of an immortal soul/spirit.

In fact this idea comes directly from Plato. It has - and is - believed by many Christians, but you'll not find it anywhere in the Bible. The Bible and the Church teach that man has no real existence outside of the bodily existence. That is the soul, apart from the body, is not really alive. Plato taught that the soul, upon death, was FREED from the confines of the animal body, and could experience true being. But Christianity maintains that only when we are bodily resurrected will we be alive. The idea of an immortal soul is just conjecture to help people deal with the question "what happens to me between the time I die and the time I am resurrected?"

The Bible is naturally silent on the topic of animals, because the overriding concern is to look to "thyself" and "thy own" salvation. You can't do anything about animals dying; you can't even do anything about someone else's spiritual relationship. You can only really be responsible for your own spirituality.

The fact is that we just don't know what will happen when we die, let alone when animals die. But I have faith that my relationship with God will entail an eternal relationship, in which my body and spirit are united with God.

Answer 5

I believe animals have a spirit but not a soul. The bible tells us this: All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fish, another of birds (1 Corinthians 15:39).


Man is different from all other animals in a number of ways:

1. Analytical Thought


2. True Language


3. Record History


4. Economics


5. Art


6. Morality


7. Worship

8. Bury Its Dead


Human Life Is Different

It is important to note the significant difference between humans and other life forms. Not only are humans different from plants, but humans are also different from animals. Only humans, according to the Bible, are made in "Gods image." Only humans possess the will and self-consciousness that distinguish us so sharply from even the most "advanced" and intelligent animals. Anatomist Kingsley Mortimer discusses that difference:

To the scientist, man is an animal, graciously self-designated as homo sapiens . . . If he is, at least, he is still the only one discussing what kind of animal he is. Few, however, would deny that man, animal or not has features without parallel in any other member of that kingdom. We are quite familiar with the physical evidence that marks out homo sapiens - the erect posture, the grasping thumb, the cerebral hemispheres. These are all acceptable criteria and have been with us for a long time. Few men take pride in them, but rather take them for granted . . . standard equipment. What puts man in the luxury class among all forms of life is his unique capacity for thought, and his possession of free will. He can do as he likes; he can go it alone. By his own choice, he can know the mystery of loneliness and solitary rebellion. Indeed, the very capacity to be rebellious or miserable is the property of man alone. For who ever hears of a miserable rose or a rebellious kangaroo? (Kingsley Mortimer, "An Anatomists Testimony," Why I Am Still a Christian, E. M. Blaiklock, editor, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, pp. 138,139).

Answer 6

Ut oh!! Your belief in the evolutionary THEORY is showing through in your additional information to your question.

Your reasoning is stated with the under(LIE)ing thought that we...aka humans...are the same as animals. I beg to differ.

The Bible clearly tells us that God simply spoke and created everything...EXCEPT mankind.

He took dust from the earth, formed it and BREATHED LIFE into him and called him Adam. There is 'something' different about humans. I know, I know, the evolutionists are having a fit right now, however...SCIENTIFICALLY there are more DIFFERENCES between us and primates than there are similarities!! Go check it out!

As far as animals in Heaven, again the Bible is VERY clear. The lion shall lay down with the lamb and the lion shall eat straw like an ox. I guess that in order for those two to lay down together they would first have to be there =)

I would also like to recommend a book to you to read...it is hard to get but I feel would be very beneficial to your search for knowledge (unless you are simply asking to be able to bash others for their beliefs) It is by Watchman Nee (sp?) and is called The Spiritual Man. It explains that we (humans) are three separate parts, a spirit, a soul, and a body. Animals are only 2 parts but that won't keep them from being in Heaven according to what the Bible says.

Answer 7

Dear questioning pet lover,
I fully expect to see ALL of my pets when I get to heaven. To answer your question with exactness, yes animals have spirits but no they do not have souls. Humans are unique in having both. This can be found in the bible if you do some searching. I also believe that heaven just wouldnt be heaven for me without my 'babies' there. maybe I feel strongly about this as I have no children of my own but still I believe they will be there. Also to support this belief are some accounts of children who experienced near death experiences and saw a beloved pet come to meet them with Jesus. They mentioned this after coming back. Also there have been accounts of people given visions of heaven and of staircases leading from heaven to earth with angels, cats and dogs going up and down them. I mention these sources in order of the validity I place on them, bible, first hand accounts and then visions last. Hope this gives you comfort. a fellow pet lover.

Answer 8

I believe that every living thing has an element of intelligence as part of its constitution. This spirit is what allows it to be an "animate" object--it is what gives it life. So I believe that anything that can considered to be living--humans, animals, plants, amoebas--they all have a spirit. I say this as a devout Christian. I don't know why anyone would disagree.

Answer 9

People have a body, a soul and a spirit. Animals have a body and a soul. Plants have only the body.

Easy part - The body becomes worm food. All three of us.

The soul is where you have your thoughts, your will, your feelings. Yes, animals have these - look at Lassie. She's probably smarter than alot of humans! But alas, she has no spirit.

The spiritual re-birth is what reunites us with God. We need to worship Him in spirit and in truth. (not just with our soul - as in worshiping out of our intellect)

Answer 10

I do factor out unsuitable arguments. For illustration, the argument from emotion (If God exists, why is there such a lot soreness, rape, hunger, warfare, youngster molestation, and so on.) is invalid, seeing that I might simply argue that folks that harm others will acquire their simply muffins within the afterlife if God exists, even as if He does not, in the event that they have been not ever punished on Earth, they not ever shall be. If God exists, there's justice. If He does not, there is not. Plain and useful. But in truth, I get worn out of explaining the identical matters time and again, identical to I'm certain atheists do. Honestly, how ill are atheists of getting to give an explanation for that atheism is a loss of notion, now not an lively disbelief? That they do not want faith or gods to be ethical? That they've each and every proper to be right here in R&S? That the one factor all atheists have in normal is a loss of notion in gods? I understand for a indisputable fact that atheists are so worn out of those questions (now not that they are by myself in that!), that they do not even quite reply them anymore. They in many instances simply reply them with one phrase: *drink*. And who might blame them? Other occasions, of direction, a few Christians are simply not able to give an explanation for (seeing that they do not know or are not able to discover the phrases), and they are simply being protecting. And in many instances, they do understand how to give an explanation for, they only determine there is not any factor. Peace!