RE: [asa] Sin, animals, and salvation

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Dehler, Bernie wrote:

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> As a parallel, there is nothing wrong with getting a little tipsy with wine, since Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding celebration. What if someone asked "will there be wine in heaven?" because they are so attached to it on Earth? In a way, it is all about attachments... and there will be better things in heaven, namely Christ, but who knows what else. Christine- we all agree, I think, that we should reasonably care for animals- such as animal shelters and preventing abuse. And we all agree that many people go overboard on their pets, which must be a sin when humans are dying of starvation around the world... misplaced attachments. Others may be really concerned about their car and house. To me- it's all the same, acknowledging that some are animate and others are inanimate.
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Matthew 26:29 seems to indicate that we will partake of communion with
Jesus. Of course it doesn't tell us the chemical composition of the wine.

Gordon Brown (ASA member)

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Received on Wed Nov 19 21:25:53 2008