I'm not talking about re-incarnation.
Shouldn't Christian believe in one.
1 peter 1:19-20
19 ...blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish...
20 Who verlily was foreordained before the foundation of the world...
2007-03-26 05:34:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Who believes we as spirit children of God... existed before coming to earth.
2007-03-26 06:10:47 · update #1
John 17:24 Heb 12:9
Eph 1:3-4 Jer 1:4-5
Eccl 12:7 Jude 1:6
Acts 17:28
2007-03-26 07:04:52 · update #2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) believe that we lived with God before coming to this earth, that in a pre-existence state we shouted for joy over Jesus Christ's plan for us to come to this earth and learn by mortal experiences and trials.
The Church also believes that the purpose of living on this earth is to learn, grow, progress in ways that we could not do as spirits. For example, you cannot "know" what salt tastes like unless you actually taste it. Likewise, we cannot learn about choice and accountability without being required to make choices.
Finally, the Church believes that after your mortal "probation" of learning, you will be judged and assigned to a level or "kingdom" in the life to come.
All of these believes are support by scriptural references.
2007-03-26 06:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kerry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the only religion that is a Christian sect is LDS. There are many scriptures that tell this, but most will discount them as not being about us, or saying that God created our bodies and then put the spirit in our bodies, instead of the other way around. If Christ and Satan and other angels could be with God before The Fall, why couldn't we have been there also, as spirit children of God? It makes sense to me. God said that He knows us, that He knew us before He even created the world. And if you believe that God and Christ were before the earth, why couldn't we have been too?
I know most people will say that we are wrong for thinking this, or that God couldn't do that, but like the scriptures say, with God nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37).
2007-03-26 06:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by odd duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all lived in the pre-mortal existence with our Heavenly Father before coming to earth and take a tabernacle of flesh, blood, and bone.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2007-03-26 05:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are some other scripture references from the Bible that talk about premortal Life.
Jer. 1: 4-5
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Eph. 1: 3-4
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all aspiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Eccl. 12: 7
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Acts 17: 28
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Heb. 12: 9
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Jude 1: 6
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
2007-03-26 05:44:53 · answer #4 · answered by Luv&Rockets 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paganism, in general... Which does tie into the whole re-incarnation deal. But many Pagan paths express belief that before there was ever anything physical (the earth, etc), we, as spirits, existed elsewhere.
2007-03-26 06:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most religions believe that God existed before the beginning of the world, as He created the world.
2007-03-26 05:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Laura H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in spite of activity 38 shows, there is not any organic and organic life in the previous the earth. God created the earth because of fact the residing house for all times. life demands the ambience, water, minerals, and climate situations of earth. of direction, non secular beings--the daddy, Son, Holy Spirit, angels, and fallen angels--all predated the earth. Cheers, Bruce
2016-10-20 11:55:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormons
2007-03-26 05:37:20 · answer #8 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus being foreordained by The Father is a lot different that for anyone else.
2007-03-26 05:42:11 · answer #9 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question. Plato believed this but I'm not sure if any established religions believe this. I look forward to the answers.
2007-03-26 05:38:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋