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Pastor Rick Warren, a leading Evangel who has even hosted a debate with presidential contenders, if I recall correctly, speaks to the question whether dogs, after all, can go to heaven.
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Absolutely yes. I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven. Cats, too, why not?
People miss heaven because of their rebellion against God's offer of love, by rejecting Jesus. But dogs, which have no ability to sin nor moral conscience, do not have an ability to reject Jesus.
It is the same principle as a baby, young child or mentally challenged individual. The Bible calls them "safe," not "saved." In Proverbs we read, "The Lord preserves the simple," which includes persons without the ability, capacity or moral conscience to reject Jesus."
-- Pastor Rick Warren at USA Today
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Amen. I'll see you there, Bo!
Big, deep voice from above: "NOT SO FAST!"
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Absolutely yes. I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven. Cats, too, why not?
People miss heaven because of their rebellion against God's offer of love, by rejecting Jesus. But dogs, which have no ability to sin nor moral conscience, do not have an ability to reject Jesus.
It is the same principle as a baby, young child or mentally challenged individual. The Bible calls them "safe," not "saved." In Proverbs we read, "The Lord preserves the simple," which includes persons without the ability, capacity or moral conscience to reject Jesus."
-- Pastor Rick Warren at USA Today
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Amen. I'll see you there, Bo!
Big, deep voice from above: "NOT SO FAST!"
