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Do animals have souls?

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Plain and simple - no.

If animals had an immortal soul, then I would have to take my cat :emot-heartbeat:, Boo-Boo to church and evangelize her and her brother, Baby Buddy :wub:

THEN, after they showed signs of understanding a sovereign God and their own sin nature, they would need to be baptized.....

.....:blink::laugh:

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11 minutes ago, zorgblar said:

Do animals have souls?

Hi zorgblar.

 Every living thing has a soul and spirit. The soul is that which feels and the spirit is that which knows.

Hi zorgblar.

Here is what is written in the scriptures regarding body, souls and spirits.

Every living thing has a soul and spirit. The soul is that which feels and the spirit is that which knows.

Animals have both feelings and knowledge although somewhat limited and on a much lower scale than that of man. Animals were not created in the likeness of God as men are.

They are a lower type of life and they have souls and spirits in the sense of feelings, emotions, appetites, desires, passions, and a low form of knowledge, as can be seen in may

There are horses in Heaven as the Scriptures teach then there must be all kinds of animals there for Heaven is called a better place, and therefore it is sure to be as good as the Earth (Hebrews 11:10-16).

Scriptures teach that there is a difference between the natural spirit of man and the spirit of beasts (Eccl. 3:21); that there is a difference between "breath" and "spirit" (Job 34:15; Ps. 19:7; Luke 12:19; 1 Cor. 5:5; 2 Cor. 7:1) ; and that each creature has a separate spirit which is not a part of God (Num. 16:22; 27:17; Eccl. 3:21 ; Ezek. 21:7; Dan. 2:1-3; Mal. 2:15-16; Prov. 16:2; 1 Cor. 2:10-12; 14:32; Heb. 12:9, 23; 1 Thess. 5:23).

Eccl. 3:21 states this; "Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?"

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13 minutes ago, Yowm said:

Define 'Soul' (and I don't mean the type of music or food). lol

When I say the word soul.I mean the part of you that lives on after you die.

like in the bible when it says someone gave up the ghost.

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Just now, Yowm said:

ok. Do you have a verse that explains that animal's souls live on after they die?

No I don't.That is why I was asking.

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2 hours ago, zorgblar said:

Do animals have souls?

No. They were created for God's glory and man to have dominion over them for beasts of burden, clothing, eventually food, sacrifice and man's use and enjoyment. I heard a commentary on the topic sometime ago that was interesting.

Animals have the breath of life and are alive. Animals do not possess the ability to choose or reason. Plants and insects do not have the breath of life, as plants chemically convert and most insects get their oxygen through their skeletons or other body parts. So a conclusion could be drawn that plants and insects are not alive. A seed must 'die' before it germinates and grows. Just thought that was interesting commentary I listened to.

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Question: "Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?"

Answer:
The Bible does not give any explicit teaching on whether pets/animals have “souls” or whether pets/animals will be in heaven. However, we can use general biblical principles to develop some clarity on the subject. The Bible states that both man (Genesis 2:7) and animals (Genesis 1:30; 6:17; 7:15, 22) have the “breath of life”; that is, both man and animals are living beings. The primary difference between human beings and animals is that humanity is made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27), while animals are not. Being made in the image and likeness of God means that human beings are like God, capable of spirituality, with mind, emotion, and will, and they have a part of their being that continues after death. If pets/animals do have a “soul” or immaterial aspect, it must therefore be of a different and lesser “quality.” This difference possibly means that pet/animal “souls” do not continue in existence after death.

Another factor to consider regarding whether pets will be heaven is that animals are a part of God’s creative process in Genesis. God created the animals and said they were good (Genesis 1:25). Therefore, there is no reason why there could not be pets / animals on the new earth (Revelation 21:1). There will most definitely be animals during the millennial kingdom (Isaiah 11:6; 65:25). It is impossible to say definitively whether some of these animals might be the pets we had while here on earth. We do know that God is just and that when we get to heaven we will find ourselves in complete agreement with His decision on this issue, whatever it may be.

https://www.gotquestions.org/pets-heaven.html

 

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