Pets and Sin
This one has been on my mind a lot lately...
I've heard it said that animals don't know sin, because they didn't partake in the fruit of the knowledge between good and evil.
[...but last night, my cat tried to crawl into my turtle's tank; she knows this is wrong because I tell her again and again]
I've also heard that not all animals go to heaven. Does this mean that I won't see my cat or my turtle there? I've heard there's a separate heaven for some animals.
My cat is adopted, because her last owner didn't want her anymore. She kept on beating up the other cats, so I took her in. She's been a little angel. BUT...she knows that recently I got a pet turtle; she seems jealous, and I constantly have to watch her to keep her out of the turtle's tank.
If I, as a human, was jealous and tried to kill something...I'd be sinning. But if my cat does this, is the cat automatically forgiven?
Just pet questions I had in mind.
Thanks for any responses to help me figure this out.
This one has been on my mind a lot lately...
I've heard it said that animals don't know sin, because they didn't partake in the fruit of the knowledge between good and evil.
[...but last night, my cat tried to crawl into my turtle's tank; she knows this is wrong because I tell her again and again]
I've also heard that not all animals go to heaven. Does this mean that I won't see my cat or my turtle there? I've heard there's a separate heaven for some animals.
My cat is adopted, because her last owner didn't want her anymore. She kept on beating up the other cats, so I took her in. She's been a little angel. BUT...she knows that recently I got a pet turtle; she seems jealous, and I constantly have to watch her to keep her out of the turtle's tank.
If I, as a human, was jealous and tried to kill something...I'd be sinning. But if my cat does this, is the cat automatically forgiven?
Just pet questions I had in mind.
Thanks for any responses to help me figure this out.