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Comment on Do Animals Have Souls? (part 2) by Dean Ohlman

Dean Ohlman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:14 +0000

Job 41:5.

Comment on Do Animals Have Souls? (part 2) by mjday

mjday — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:09:01 +0000

As I am reading your column this morning, my cat sits purring in my lap.

I think there’s a passage in the book of Job that also speaks to this question, but it has eluded me so far.

Thanks, Dean, for the information on this question.

Comment on Baptizing Cats by Dean Ohlman

Dean Ohlman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:04 +0000

While many Christians have speculated about animal souls and their existence in the coming Kingdom, we do have to keep in mind that this is still speculation. According to Romans 8:19ff we know that nature looks forward with eager expectation to that time (and that its pain is the pain of birth and not death). What that means regarding individual animals we can only guess at—not, however, without hope. George MacDonald asked why God would attend the death of a sparrow if He did not intend “that all would go well with its passing.” He was both a “hopeful universalist” and a “hopeful animal salvationist” His conclusions were based on what he believed about God’s love.

Comment on Baptizing Cats by floridasunshine01

floridasunshine01 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:39:48 +0000

Yes, yooperjack…your cat will meet you in Heaven!! As, in another post, I told the story about Billy Graham and the young boy whose dog had died…the boy wanted to be sure his dog would be in Heaven. Mr. Graham (and I am paraphrasing from memory) told him if it took having his dog in Heaven to make the boy happy (in Heaven), then, of course, God would make sure his beloved dog would be there. I don’t know why this is such a “difficult” issue for people to understand. It has nothing to do with animals having souls or not…it has to do with Heaven being a place of joy and no tears. But, if you’ve ever looked into the eyes of our Yellow Lab, you would definitely believe this dog has a soul!!! And he is pure love…just like his Creator.

Comment on Do Animals Have Souls? by floridasunshine01

floridasunshine01 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:28:27 +0000

It really doesn’t matter whether we believe animals have souls or not. The answer is with Billy Graham’s word to a young boy who had lost his beloved dog to death. “Will my dog be in Heaven?” he asked Mr. Graham. His response is the ultimate answer reflecting the pure love of our Creator…”Young man, if it takes having your dog in Heaven to make you happy, then, yes, your dog will be in Heaven.” Period.

Comment on Do Animals Have Souls? by Dean Ohlman

Dean Ohlman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:39:17 +0000

And, of course, there are things that remain a mystery regardless of the accuracy of translation.

Man and woman were made to complement each other as we learn in Genesis 2. Together they were to honor their Creator by wise stewardship of the land and care for the creatures.

Comment on Do Animals Have Souls? by Esther

Esther — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:38:25 +0000

This beautiful articles makes me think of two things: 1- that no translation can be considered ‘perfect’ neither KJV nor NIV.
2- Man was intended to have dominion on ‘animals’ alone but not on a ‘woman’.

Comment on Baptizing Cats by yooperjack

yooperjack — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:32 +0000

I already put my request in for my baby, (my cat) to meet me in Heaven so I don’t have to spend eternity looking for her. Maybe I should baptize her to make sure she goes to Heaven. Naw! That would be too Religious. I’ll rely on the promise of God to give us the disire of our hearts. LOL

Yooperjack

Comment on Do Animals Have Rights? by pendragon7

pendragon7 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:00:25 +0000

Thank you, convicting and thought-provoking.

I’m thankful that some creatures lack many of the brain abilities that make our suffering truly horrible–most cannot realize the concept of themself, for instance, or have the advanced emotional cortexes we possess. Nonetheless, it’s obvious they feel pain and suffering in varying degrees and I wonder if “as you have done unto the least of these” could in a smaller measure apply to the animals as well.

Comment on Seeing God by countrymom

countrymom — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:41:33 +0000

As I read the article I looked out the window at my tree filled yard where the heavy snow is giving me an “awe” moment of beauty as it lays on the branches. Thanks for the reminder to move from “isn’t that pretty” to a heart filled with worship for God’s goodness in giving me such a picture! I found myself singing “How Great Thou Art” during my moments before Him. Verse two “When thru the woods and forest glades I wonder…” was especially meaningful this morning.