Do Animals Have Souls Got Questions
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Yes, all living things have souls.
Do animals have souls got questions. The church has always taught that god created man and woman in his image and likeness with dominion over sea creatures, animals, bugs, etc. Animals do not have the law of god imprinted upon their hearts and therefore cannot transgress it. Do pets / animals go to heaven?
Nevertheless, any human being with common sense knows that animal souls are different than plant souls and both are different than human souls. There is a difference between the soul and the spirit and since most don’t understand what that difference is, they get the two confused. During a recent public appearance, pope francis comforted a boy whose dog had just died, saying, “one day, we will see our animals again in eternity.
Another factor to consider is that animals are a part of god’s creative process in genesis. Animals do not have an immortal soul created in god’s image. We know that the human soul needs atonement (leviticus 17:11) and is the part of us that is purified and protected by the truth and the work of the holy spirit (1 peter 1:22).
And a little child shall lead. I know many do not abide by this and i for one have had so many animals, each unique in its own way or “personality” i have never doubted that animals have souls. Animals do not have a mania for “owning things”, nor do they kneel before others like.
Since animals and plants are living things, they have souls, but not in the sense in which human beings have souls. For example, animals are called souls in genesis 1:21, 24, “and god created great whales, and every living creature (nephesh) that moveth, which the waters brought. Do animals have souls or go to heaven?
Watch and tell us what you think in the comments! I don't know where they go after this life, though. Do they have souls in the way that we do?