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According to the Bible, do animals have souls?
Randy Alcorn claims in his book Heaven (page 374) that animals have souls, though not necessarily like humans. Is there any Biblical support for this?
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Does Genesis 9:5 say that God holds animals accountable for killing humans?
I was looking back over Genesis 9, just after the flood, when God allowed man to eat animals for food. The text is fairly interesting here:
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood ...
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What is the true purpose of animals?
I'm no vegetarian, and I enjoy my fair share of steak. The idea of vegetarianism always intrigued me, because in my eyes animals are to be eaten by humans for nourishment.
Obviously animals serve a ...
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Eating of which non-fish animals does not go against the dietery law of the Roman Catholic Church?
During lent a Roman Catholic may not consume meat other than that of a fish. However, there are some non-fish animals that have been considered okay to consume during that time, like beaver for ...
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Before the fall of Adam, did anything die?
This seems like a simple question, but I cannot find a clear answer. The book of Genesis (1:29,30), implies that Adam just ate "plants and herbs". So I think it is safe to assume animals were not ...
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Do animals go to heaven/hell?
If animals don't have eternal souls, then it seems they would not be present in heaven/hell. Is heaven devoid of animals?
Growing up I frequently saw art depicting the lion and the lamb together, in ...
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Are animals under the curse?
Animals without a doubt go against the commandments of God. There are gay animals, animals that kill each other for no reason, etc.
Does it say in the bible that the animals are under the curse of ...
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Sin and Animal Suffering before the fall?
This question, most likely, has the presumption of theistic evolution or at least 'old-earth' creationism, however answers without that presumption are welcome.
Suffering and pain exist in our world ...
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According to the YEC view, Did the animals eat the forbidden fruit?
Assuming the Young Earth Creationist view that the Genesis account is literal history...
When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit they were condemned to death which caused every subsequent human to ...
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The attitude of animals before and after fall
According to the verse below I believe this is how it was in the garden of eden, and how it should be
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
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