Re: [TruthTalk] Prayer Request

[Dave]

Slade Henson wrote: There are many midrash (parable) stories of souls speaking with God before they're implanted in a body on earth, but I've always understood those stories to tell a greater theological or moral story... but that the story was not factual. DAVEH:  From my (LDS) perspective, I believe stories to which you are referring could be true........And, they would be further evidence of a pre-mortal existence of our spirits. I know of no one who dogmatically believes in the preexistence of the soul. >From what I understand, the only preexisting is the Holy One of Israel. DAVEH:  If Jesus could pre-exist, why not others?  Jer 1:4-5 seems evidential.  And, Job (38:4-7) speaks of the morning stars and sons of God pre-existing.....  I presume most Protestants believe angels pre-existed.  Of course, Paul (Eph 1:4-5) suggests our pre-mortal existence as well.  So Slade......Is there anything in the Bible the precludes man's pre-mortal existence in the form of spirits?  Can I ask where you get the impression that Jewish sages in antiquity believed this? DAVEH:  From that specific passage alone.  What else do you think it could infer? This might be an interesting study.   -- slade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Hansen Sent: Saturday, 26 June, 2004 23:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Prayer Request DAVEH:  Slade....I've always viewed this passage as good evidence the Jews at the time of Jesus believed in an existence before birth.  How do you view the underlying message of this passage? Slade Henson wrote:   As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. His students asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Yeshua answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him. (John 9:1-3) -- slade -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain Five email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF and MOTORCYCLE.