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To: Nosterrex
I do not know of anyone at any time in the history of the Church that has ever interpreted the verses that you cite as denoting that animals and inanimate objects have souls or will be resurrected.

I've never claimed that plants and inanimate objects have souls. I have stated that our physical senses do not perceive all there is to God's Creation, and that the wonder of that Creation is much more than our ability to ever comprehend in the flesh.

As far as interpretations, you might want to look at Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley and Matthew Henry, for starters.

164 posted on 05/23/2009 5:28:28 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
The article was about dogs having souls. (I do have a good knowledge of Martin Luther's writings.) It seems that we have been talking past each other. If your point is that inanimate objects or creation itself worships God according to their nature, I do not disagree with you. Brunner discussed this in his book, which I read many years ago.

This discussion was about whether dogs had souls and not whether creation itself worships its Creator in some mysterious way. At least for me, they are two different topics.

167 posted on 05/23/2009 5:38:31 PM PDT by Nosterrex
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