Do all God's creations go to heaven ?

[modeller]

Every living organism, we are told, has been created by God .

Are they all of equal value ?

Do they all qualify to go to heaven ?

[chaptazbru]

It's probably infinite smurf - like I said in a previous post, I don't want to go if all my dogs aren't there (and other pets for that matter) !

[seadogg]

Maybe we will be allowed to end up in their own heaven chaptazbru. One long romp on beaches, in woods and up mountains.

[humbersloop]

I do like sandy's idea of the Godly Godless though

[chaptazbru]

What a lovely thought indeed seadogg (filling up here).

[seadogg]

Sandy, I believe you have hit upon the great argument between Calvin and the Roman Church. he, of course, took the line of justification by faith, rather than works.

[humbersloop]

^ I thought sandy was just hedging our bets ;)

[seadogg]

Fair enough. They sure need some hedging lol

[sandyRoe]

I do sometimes wonder if I'm the only layperson who actually frequents R&S. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the other posters were ministers giving their dark side a run out via the medium of the internet.
For example, I struggle to put into words my humane faith and Seadogg readily knows that my poor words echo a centuries earlier struggle between Calvin and the RC Church, 'Justification by Faith'.
Makes you wonder.

[mibn2cweus]

'Justification by Faith' . . . now there's an oxymoron if ever I heard one. :o/

[boxtops]

If there is a heaven, for all religions and none - then yes.

[joko]

"The line has to be drawn somewhere. Imagine our cousins, the Great Apes, had souls. Then why not baboons, dolphins, and the like. Where would it all end? How could a believer be anything but a vegan? "

how convenient.


Just reinforces my original point. If the fish had had souls it would have been nut cutlets or veggie burgers for the 5000 at the picnic.

Pahahahahaha!

[humbersloop]

sandy,

//I wouldn't be surprised if many of the other posters were ministers giving their dark side a run out via the medium of the internet//

do you not think that witch doctor fellow and his holistic therapy cohorts might yet be the good Doctor out on the tiles?

[mibn2cweus]

Have you heard the one about the fisherman who sold his sole to the devil . . . just for the halibut?

[Theland]

No, but I heard about the fight in the Chinese Takeaway, when a guy with a chip on his shoulder battered all the fish.

[wildwood]

Joke time is it? ok.

An unfortunate human is often referred to as a poor old soul. Why?
When soles breed the female just swims over a small gravel pit she has dug and lays her eggs, and then the male passes over the eggs and sheds his milt over the eggs to fertilise the eggs. They never actually... er... you know, hence 'the saying poor old sole'. A cruel streak in the Creator?

[Theland]

Have you seen the face on Mrs Sole? Mr Sole is blessed methinks!

[Khandro]

Fun time on R&S and the clowns have arrived.

[naomi24]

Khandro, sometimes a bit of light-hearted banter helps to keep things friendly, so doesn't go amiss. ;o)

[modeller]

Maybe we make our own heaven ? If so that would include my pets .

[Khandro]

"Every living organism, we are told, has been created by God .
Are they all of equal value ? "

The budding of a rose and the building of a spider's web are no less teleological than any human activity.

[I posted this yesterday, but it seemed to get lost in the banter.]