animals have souls or spirits<\/a>. Friends were visiting our home, and we got on the topic. I said to the gentleman that animals have souls but not spirits. He questioned this statement. Now I wanted to try and find it in the Bible to show him. I discovered the topic on your site and have copied it to study and to give him a copy also. Just wanted to say thanks, and plan to visit your site more often!<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
I’m glad you found the website useful in your studies.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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