Does the Incarnation bar the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence?

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Maybe he did reveal it:
John 10:16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
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Jesus’ salvific act is efficacious for all those “made in the image and likeness of God.”

If alien race(s) were “made in the image and likeness of God”, then Jesus’ incarnation would be sufficient to save them, too.

If they were not, then no salvation would be necessary (just as it’s not necessary for divine incarnations into each of the species of living being on earth).
 
I think he was speaking of the Gentiles, or all peoples of the world, but it could apply to other worlds as well.
 
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I think the “free will and reason” part of that equation is what makes a creature as being in the likeness of God. Although it does pose an interesting question I’ve never quite had answered regarding the angels. It is generally accepted that angels don’t possess free will, or at least not in the way we understand. Yet, clearly there was a choice at some point, in order that Satan would fall and other angels with him.
 
What if they have free will and reason and sinned (and thus require a savior), but are not created in the image and likeness of God? Would that be theologically possible? Are angels created in the image and likeness of God?
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You mean, “what if they have free will and reason, but do not have an immortal soul”? After all, that’s one implication of the “imago Dei”.

But, to answer your question: if they do not have an immortal soul, then they do not need a savior. (After all, if God created everything in the universe except humans, there would be no need for a savior.)
 
Let me nuance that a little bit, then: the claim is about physical created beings, specifically, since that’s what we’re talking about here.
Since God had already created the angels prior to creating man (Job 38:7), and yet still said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness.” (Genesis 1:26), this would imply to me both that angels were not created in God’s image, and also that humans were like God in a way that the angels were not.
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I would prefer to leave angels out of it, since they’re a completely different type of being. If we’re talking about aliens, let’s keep the discussion on physical beings. Fair enough?
 
MJDorry a simpler way of asking that would be , does God remain the same God we know in the Multiverse or does God change appearances to fit in what ever version of the Multiverse he is in.

But Star Trek works is guess. as an analogy.
 
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