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Originally Posted by Germany
I conclude that they don't have souls and therefore cannot receive Jesus' word.
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It is certainly not necessary to have a soul in order to be the subject of a good preaching.
First, we have:
Job 12:7–10
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Here we have the words of Job, who was probably a little feverish at the time, so we should look a little further, for we have
M'r:16:15: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Indeed, some time ago, a pastor from LBC actually founded a Ministry for preaching to Dolphins, whom he thought were intelligent as most Christians and thus able to comprehend the Beauty of Christ. He would be preaching today were it not for a Great White that stubbornly refused to hear God's Word.
However, although preaching to trees and caves is good practice, always bear in mind:
M't:10:14: And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
so there is no reason to try too hard to save a soul - one go at it is enough.