Zone1 Did you exist before you were born into this life?

1 Corinthians 15: The Resurrection Body.

36 You fool! What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies.
37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be but a bare kernel of wheat, perhaps, or of some other kind;
38 but God gives it a body as he chooses, and to each of the seeds its own body.
39 Not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for human beings, another kind of flesh for animals, another kind of flesh for birds, and another for fish.
40 There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the brightness of the heavenly is one kind and that of the earthly another.
41 The brightness of the sun is one kind, the brightness of the moon another, and the brightness of the stars another. For star differs from star in brightness.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown corruptible; it is raised incorruptible.
43 It is sown dishonorable; it is raised glorious. It is sown weak; it is raised powerful.
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one.
45 So, too, it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living being,” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
46 But the spiritual was not first; rather the natural and then the spiritual.
47 The first man was from the earth, earthly; the second man, from heaven.

48 As was the earthly one, so also are the earthly, and as is the heavenly one, so also are the heavenly.
49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthly one, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one.
This refers to the physical body. Our physical bodies are first natural upon this earth but after the resurrection our bodies of flesh and bones will be made alive by our spirits and will be spiritual. It is sown in corruption and it is raised in incorruption.
 
This refers to the physical body. Our physical bodies are first natural upon this earth but after the resurrection our bodies of flesh and bones will be made alive by our spirits and will be spiritual. It is sown in corruption and it is raised in incorruption.
Paul is actually referring to both and according to Paul, the spiritual was not first.
 
Paul is actually referring to both and according to Paul, the spiritual was not first.
He is not referring to our spirits but only to our resurrected bodies which then are made alive by our spirits and thus are considered spiritual. Thus the spiritual resurrected body does come second to our mortal fallen bodies.
 
What you're bringing up is spiritual death
Some (Mormons) believe we are eternal spirits and already have eternal life. This is from the devil.
Most Christians believe once we've been given THIS life, we will ALWAYS exist even beyond death. That belief is borrowed from paganism.

I don't believe either.

Man was created for THIS LIFE ONLY. Our natural condition is to be born into this world, live our 70 years, if we're lucky, and return to the dust.

But God has other plans. IF we learn the lessons of THIS life, a GIFT is offered. ETERNAL LIFE AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS of God.

THAT is the purpose of this life. Those who are not CHOSEN will return to the dust and their existence will be no more. They HAD THIS LIFE and that is all they were promised.

They, like us, are asked to CHOOSE
 
Some (Mormons) believe we are eternal spirits and already have eternal life. This is from the devil.
Most Christians believe once we've been given THIS life, we will ALWAYS exist even beyond death. That belief is borrowed from paganism.

I don't believe either.

Man was created for THIS LIFE ONLY. Our natural condition is to be born into this world, live our 70 years, if we're lucky, and return to the dust.

But God has other plans. IF we learn the lessons of THIS life, a GIFT is offered. ETERNAL LIFE AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS of God.

THAT is the purpose of this life. Those who are not CHOSEN will return to the dust and their existence will be no more. They HAD THIS LIFE and that is all they were promised.

They, like us, are asked to CHOOSE
Are you one of the chosen?
 
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