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1 | did we pre-exist as a spirit being? | John 1:2 | Hank | 136074 | ||
baker723 - You mentioned that your class is studying John's gospel. That would seem a logical place to teach your class that Jesus Christ -- the Word -- is eternal, i.e. "He was in the beginning with God." Read to them John 1:1-14, a passage which clearly establishes the pre-existence of Christ in eternity past before "He became flesh and dwelt among us" (v.14). But the Word (Jesus) is God! (John 1:1). Man is not God; he had no pre-existence as a spiritual being. "The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man BECAME a living being" (Genesis 2:9). Jesus Christ was not created; His existence is eternal. Man was created and he never existed anywhere in any form form until God created him. Your "mature" Christian student really doesn't sound so mature if she is telling a new Christian that human beings were spiritual beings in heaven who came to earth to sojourn in the flesh and then to return to heaven to resume their spiritual role. It sounds as though she needs to learn the difference between human beings and Jesus Christ! But if I were the teacher (I've taught Bible study classes for many years), I'd do two things. First, I would use Scripture to correct the false information your "mature" student gave to the new student. Second, I would enjoin your students to be prepared to offer Scriptural evidence of any theological statements such as you encountered. Years ago I learned to establish boundaries in the classroom. Discussion of Scripture would be permitted and encouraged, but interminable discussions based on nothing more than uniformed opinion and speculation would not be. Unless there are established ground rules, a Bible study class can rapidly deteriorate into a fruitless babble among cracker-barrel philosophers and dreamers who don't have an inkling of what they're talking about. It's the leader's responsibility to keep the class on track. By the way, I wouldn't worry much about your "mature" student's being able to bring to class a long list of biblical proofs of her theory. She won't be able to find any. --Hank | ||||||
2 | did we pre-exist as a spirit being? | John 1:2 | Just Read Mark | 136075 | ||
Hank: I really appreciate the contrast between Adam and Eve's creation (molded and breathed into being), and Christ's incarnation. What an amazing book. JRM. (too bad these threads are not kept together, but I see the reason for it.) |
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3 | did we pre-exist as a spirit being? | John 1:2 | Hank | 136078 | ||
Hi, JRM - The idea that man had a spiritual existence in heaven as a spiritual being before he came to earth, then goes back to heaven to resume his spiritual existence really brings up some gargantuan theological questions! If this absurd hypothesis had any element of truth in it, Christ died in vain. Of what use is a Savior if man comes from heaven, lives on earth for a time, and returns to heaven? This patently unscriptural idea of man's pre-existence in heaven is akin to and as preposterous as the idea of man's reincarnation. One marvels at the pagan notions that find their way into the heads of some people who profess to be Christian. They certainly aren't subscribers to sola scriptura! --Hank | ||||||
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