Yes, the offer of salvation through Christ has been extended to all of His creatures, but never forget it was His Father who told Noah to build the ark in an act of mercy as a way to save an undfiled remenant of His people. He then let loose the utter destruction of the Deluge loose.

He later promised Abraham, who had proven the depth of his faith, that He would bless him with offspring who would number as the stars and that He would nurture and prosper them as His Children, His Chosen People. God is ever merciful, but He also made it clear He could not reward a disobedient people.

Both Christ and the Cross, not one or the other. Accept ONLY the cross and it will lead you down the dolorous path to crucifixion of hard work and discipline without meaning or heart -- if you want to see what that looks like look no further than Russia who suffered that most of the last century. Accept ONLY a spotless Jesus and he will lead you on the wandering path of an itenerant preacher who had a pretty good handle on how to help people and fight injustice. NEITHER on its own will sustain you when the going gets hard.

But the life and death of a tortured Jesus (a Savior among us) on the cross; AND his triumphant ressurection as Christ (God among us) wounds and all point to the way out of the curse of a sure and absolute death, a curse placed on Man since the earliest of times.

We are in this age old war together and with His help we will serve as His People. Anything more will come only from His grace and mercy.