“But does God say they do not have souls...”
I don’t remember seeing any references to going out and saving Fido or bringing Fido to Christ. If animals had souls we would be tasked with helping them to find the Lord.
We are tasked with caring for all of Gods creatures. We are told we are above all of Gods creatures.
I love animals but I try not to change the Bible to mean what I want it to mean.
Agreed!~ But we’re the ones with the sin problem, not them! If anything, they can show Christ to us just by being what they are. All of creation declares His handiwork after all...And why shouldn’t they be in heaven too, if it’s more real than this world, and if this existence is only a faint and temporary echo of His intentions? Nobody knows for sure, but I expect animals to be there too.
An animal cannot sin against God, having not eaten from the tree of knowledge, therefore would not need a redeemer. Before man and his fall, God saw everything as good........