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Did we really live with God before our earthly life? Mormonism teaches that we existed in a pre-mortal life as spirit children of Heavenly Father—but is this what the Bible teaches?
In this video, we examine the LDS doctrine of preexistence (premortality) and compare it with the clear teaching of the Bible. This doctrine is essential to get right, because it shapes the way we view both God and man. If we really were born to Heavenly Father in a pre-existence, then Mormonism's view of Heavenly Father and our future exaltation makes some logical sense. If, however, we were created by God here on earth, then the LDS view of exaltation, progression, and eternal life needs to be re-examined.
Many Latter-day Saints appeal to verses such as Jeremiah 1:5 to demonstrate that a premortal life is biblical. We address Jeremiah 1:5 in this video: youtu.be/l-A8AnqJj0k
If you want a more focused video on why Christians don't believe that we're all children of God by nature, check out this video we made on that: youtu.be/1BQM_paA-hw
What we believe about God and man really matters, and we should search the Bible to rightly understand a proper theological understanding of man's nature.
(Intro General Conference clip: churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/o-how-great-the-plan-of-our-god?lang=eng)
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00:00 Did We Pre-exist?
00:48 Creation and Premortal Life
03:38 The Preexistence of Jesus
06:25 Evil Works Before Birth?
08:22 Why This Matters
Did we really live with God before our earthly life? Mormonism teaches that we existed in a pre-mortal life as spirit children of Heavenly Father—but is this what the Bible teaches?
In this video, we examine the LDS doctrine of preexistence (premortality) and compare it with the clear teaching of the Bible. This doctrine is essential to get right, because it shapes the way we view both God and man. If we really were born to Heavenly Father in a pre-existence, then Mormonism's view of Heavenly Father and our future exaltation makes some logical sense. If, however, we were created by God here on earth, then the LDS view of exaltation, progression, and eternal life needs to be re-examined.
Many Latter-day Saints appeal to verses such as Jeremiah 1:5 to demonstrate that a premortal life is biblical. We address Jeremiah 1:5 in this video: youtu.be/l-A8AnqJj0k
If you want a more focused video on why Christians don't believe that we're all children of God by nature, check out this video we made on that: youtu.be/1BQM_paA-hw
What we believe about God and man really matters, and we should search the Bible to rightly understand a proper theological understanding of man's nature.
(Intro General Conference clip: churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/o-how-great-the-plan-of-our-god?lang=eng)
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SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/GodLovesMormons?sub_confirmation=1
SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY: god-loves-mormons-459235.churchcenter.com/giving/to/god-loves-mormons
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RELATED VIDEOS:
- Are we all literal spirit-children of God?: youtu.be/1BQM_paA-hw
- Does Jeremiah 1:5 teach that we preexisted?: youtu.be/1BQM_paA-hw
- 5 Thing the LDS Church No Longer Teaches: youtu.be/qoT8xo_ROOo
- Why Baptism for the Dead is NOT Biblical: youtu.be/gsKg4lZJf6w
- Is the Great Apostasy Biblically and Historically True?: youtu.be/rMhfNBgUjHo
- Does Psalm 82 tell about multiple gods?: youtu.be/IIVK8RwSqaQ
00:00 Did We Pre-exist?
00:48 Creation and Premortal Life
03:38 The Preexistence of Jesus
06:25 Evil Works Before Birth?
08:22 Why This Matters
