Question: "Do dogs go to heaven?" Rick Warren: "Absolutely yes. I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven."
How about the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata] scutigera coleoptrata (house centipedes) ( http://coldfusion-guy.blogspot.com/search?q=Scutigera+coleoptrata+] see actual photos ) in my garage this last Fall?
Pastor Mike Harding
I can’t believe he even said that cats could go to heaven. Everyone knows cats are inherently evil. Sheesh.
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And http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1339022216036270807] a Van Impe video which deals with the issue also.
Solo Christo, Soli Deo Gloria, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura http://healtheland.wordpress.com
1. Will there be (or are there) animals in heaven? The Bible makes it clear that the answer to this question is “yes.”
2. Will my pet be in heaven? In addition to Jack Van Impe, Randy Alcorn in his book Heaven makes the case that our pets might be resurrected to join us in heaven. He presents some arguments I had never thought of but I remain unconvinced.
So, will dogs be in heaven? Quite possibly. Will my beagle Sophie be in heaven? I sincerely doubt it. (Shhhh…don’t tell her that!)
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Greg Long, Ed.D. (SBTS)
Pastor of Adult Ministries
Grace Church, Des Moines, IA
Adjunct Instructor
School of Divinity
Liberty University
Pastor Mike Harding
[Mike Harding] There are no biblically recorded resurrections for animals.Thank God!
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
His advice was to say something like this:
I know two things for sure. Animals are part of God’s plan for the future and if God needs your pet to be in heaven for you to be happy it will be there.This has served me well just a couple of months ago I had a single middle aged lady in tears after a service because her dog had died that morning. I used this advice and prayed with her about finding her hope for the future in Christ.
Scott Greening www.gcbc.info
[scottgreening] My Dad gave me a tip on how to answer this question in a pastoral manner when people have just lost a pet.Think about it … wouldn’t these be true?!
His advice was to say something like this:I know two things for sure. Animals are part of God’s plan for the future and if God needs your pet to be in heaven for you to be happy it will be there.This has served me well just a couple of months ago I had a single middle aged lady in tears after a service because her dog had died that morning. I used this advice and prayed with her about finding her hope for the future in Christ.
- If God needs your CORVETTE to be in heaven for you to be happy it will be there (You could just as easily substitute FISHING BOAT or SNOWMOBILE!)
- If God needs your HOME IN SUBURBIA to be in heaven for you to be happy it will be there
- If God needs your 401K to be in heaven for you to be happy it will be there
How about the woman in tears whose Christ-rejecting son died in a motorcycle accident? Truth? or what someone wants to hear?
[Mike Harding]…If Warren is serious, I think he is pandering to a neo-pagan culture.
I’m absolutely shocked!! :O
Lee
[Aaron Blumer] Had I been at the interview, I’d ask: do bad dogs go to hell? (He’d be slipping in to pet universalism faster than you can say Love Wins)
Reminds me of a t-shirt I saw some years back. A golden retriever was sitting on its haunches looking out with the caption underneath reading “My name is ‘No-no, Bad Dog!’ What’s yours?”
I think I may have owned that dog one time.
Lee
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