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NASB | Revelation 4:11 "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 4:11 "Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being." [Ps 19:1] |
Subject: Theological Terms |
Bible Note: What is the origin of individual souls? There are three views that represent the majority of opinion today: 1. Creationism -- This view holds that God creates a new soul for each individual. He places the soul into the individual's body in the womb sometime from conception to birth. 2. Traducianism -- This view holds that the soul is inherited from the parents of the individual just as the body is inherited from the parents. 3. Pre-Existentianism -- This view holds that the souls of individuals exist in heaven before their bodies are conceived. God unites the souls with their bodies in the womb. Creationism became the prevailing view in the Roman Catholicism and is shared by many Protestants. Traducianism was held by Martin Luther (and is embraced by most Lutherans today). Although John Calvin held to Creationism, some later Calvinist theologians have favored traducianism (including Jonathan Edwards and A. H. Strong). Pre-existentianism has no Scriptural basis. It is similar to some views held by Eastern Religions and is consequently favored among the so-called "New Agers." Elements of this view are also held by Mormons. Personally, I rather favor the creationism view. Further details on this subject are not explained in the Bible, so speculation, though interesting, is probably not very profitable. In Him, Doc |