AeonJ Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 In a weird way of looking at it yes...1. HF commanded us go to earth. 2. HF withdrew His Spirit from mankind.
ELF1024 Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 In a weird way of looking at it yes...1. HF commanded us go to earth. 2. HF withdrew His Spirit from mankind.That is an interestingly pessimistic interpretation.
AeonJ Posted May 11, 2011 Author Posted May 11, 2011 That is an interestingly pessimistic interpretation.lol
HiJolly Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 In a weird way of looking at it yes...1. HF commanded us go to earth. 2. HF withdrew His Spirit from mankind.Well. We also had the option of not going in the first place... HiJolly
thesometimesaint Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 AeonJ:We shouted for joy at the opportunity to come to earth, and experience mortality. To everyone who comes to earth is given the Light of Christ. No one will be judged on the temptations they are given, only our reactions to those temptations.
AeonJ Posted May 11, 2011 Author Posted May 11, 2011 Well. We also had the option of not going in the first place... HiJollyNot really. Everyone who objected got sent here too.
Calm Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 2. HF withdrew His Spirit from mankind.In what sense do you mean this?
AeonJ Posted May 12, 2011 Author Posted May 12, 2011 In what sense do you mean this?Consider the Hebrew word for spirit. The Hebrew word behind spirit is ruach, and it means "air in motion." It is the same word for "breath." It also means "life." By resemblance to breath and air in motion, it means "spirit." That’s where we get the translation, and the Hebrew word contains all those different meanings. If we just leave it with our English word "spirit," we’re not getting the full attributes of what the Bible is trying to describe. It’s trying to describe that there’s a breath involved. Also consider, Genesis 2:7 "And 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 soul." We also know about spiritual death through latter-day revelation. Since the Fall, mankind has been separated spiritually from our Heavenly Father. We need to be "re-born" spiritually through receiving the Holy Ghost. Consider, John 20:22 "And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:" Jesus breathed the Spirit onto His disciples, just as He or HF did into Adam in Genesis 2:7.
mercyngrace Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Did our Heavenly Father kick us out and disown us? It's more like He sent us away to college and picked up the tab.
Rob Osborn Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 We must get one fact clear. Children born into mortality are alive in Christ. This means they are spiritually alive. Children are not born spiritually dead. We become spiritually dead when we begin to grow up and choose evil works over good. We then become dead to good works. Spiritual death only happens to sinners and thus as logic stands- the only ones needing a spiritual rebirth through baptism are those who are sinners and in need of repentance. Little children cannot repent for there is no sin and thus no spiritual death.
jo1952 Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 It's more like He sent us away to college and picked up the tab.What she said!!! Though, sometimes it may not seem that way to us.....jo
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