Questions tagged [pre-existence]
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Does a history exist of the origin and development of the Latter-day Saint teaching of a premortal existence?
Growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I'm very familiar with the LDS Church's teachings of a premortal existence. I'm interested in the development of that teaching though.
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How do Biblical Unitarians, who deny the Son's pre-existence, understand Hebrews 1:2's "through whom He made the universe"?
Hebrews 1:1-2 is
1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our
fathers through the prophets. 2 But in these last days He has spoken
to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of ...
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According to LDS is there a fixed and finite number of human beings?
D&C 93:29 Man was also in the beginning with God.
It has been presented in the comments here that one LDS belief is that "there was never a point where we did not exist. We grow & ...
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What is the Biblical Basis for a “holding place” before life?
What is the biblical basis for a "place" babies or new souls are held until life (whenever the soul enters the body of the person) according to the Bible?
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How do people who say Jesus did not exist prior to his birth interpret Philippians 2:7? [duplicate]
Philippians 2:7:
but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
In this passage, we see that Jesus “emptied himself” and became a servant. But this seems ...
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According to Biblical Unitarians, how much does "notionalism" encompass in John's prologue?
The Biblical Unitarian (BU) perspective on the pre-incarnational existence of the Son of God, revealed in such verses as John 1:1-2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the ...
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Is the hymn "I Gave My Life For Thee" inaccurate?
The hymn I Gave My Life For Thee has the following verse (emphasis added):
My Father's house of light,
My glory-circled throne
I left for earthly night,
For wanderings sad and lone
It appears to ...
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What is the direct Biblical basis for the Son pre-existing eternally? [duplicate]
One key idea in contemporary Trinitarianism is the idea that the Son is eternal. This is required to have 3 co-equal persons (if the Son is not eternal, He is not equal to the Father).
Some try to ...
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What is the biblical basis for the notional/ideal pre-existence of Jesus, as opposed to an actual pre-existence?
Some Christians -- especially Biblical Unitarians -- believe that Jesus only pre-existed notionally/ideally in God's mind prior to his conception in Mary's womb (just like any other human being), ...
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Does Matthew 22:43-45 imply the pre-existence of Jesus (from a non Trinitarian Perspective)
Matthew 22:42-45 42 saying,
“What do you think about the Christ?
Whose son is he?”
They said to him,
“The son of David.”
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“How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, ...
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