What if we lived before we were born?

We Lived Before We Were Born . Before we were born on the earth we existed as spirits and lived in a spirit world in the presence of God, our Eternal Father. We developed talents and gained knowledge. We created friendships and made promises. We also had our agency to choose.

How did we live in the premortal life?

We lived with God, who is our Heavenly Father and the father of our spirits. God presented to us His Plan of Salvation. It is sometimes called the plan of happiness or the plan for our redemption. Also while we were in the premortal life, a savior was chosen.

Were We spirits before we were born on Earth?

Before anything was created physically, it was first created spiritually. This includes people. Not only were we spirits before we were born on earth, but our spirits are the literal offspring of God. He is the father of our spirits, which is why we call Him our Heavenly Father. He created us in His image.

Why do we believe in life and death?

We think life is just the activity of carbon and an admixture of molecules: we live awhile and then rot into the ground. We believe in death because we’ve been taught we die. Also, of course, because we associate ourselves with our body and we know bodies die. End of story.

Did we exist before conception?

Finally, some will say that we did exist before conception based on verses about God’s foreknowledge (Jeremiah 1:4; Romans 8:26-30; Ephesians 1:4). However, the key word is “foreknowledge”, which indicates a knowledge about us before we existed.

Did God know our names before we were born?

Jesus, as God, existed as one with the Father since the beginning. He told the Jewish authorities, “Before Abraham was born, I am!” ( John 8:57–58 ). His human birth was a unique event never replicated on any level. God did know our names before we were created, because He is omniscient and dwells outside of time ( Ephesians 1:4; Revelation 13:8 ).