Saturday, March 08, 2008

New Creation and Animals

R. C. Sproul writing on Romans 8:21, makes the observation about pets:

Little children, for example, who lose pets often ask me the question, Will their dog or their cat be in heaven? Most theologians answer that question by saying, 'No, of course not, because they don't have souls.' I don't know whether they have souls or don't have souls -- I know they are not created in the image of God in the sense that we are--but I have every reason to expect a new earth that is populated by glorified dogs and cats and canaries and redeemed snakes, if you will!
p. 141 The Gospel of God: Romans

Pretty cool idea.

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