relating to the theological definition of anthropology - that set of doctrines which attempt to understand how God created the spirit, soul, and mind of a human being, and to ascertain that for which he destined and how he is subject to the natural laws
Questions tagged [nature-of-man]
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When did we begin to exist?
When did we begin to exist? I suppose there are really only two options:
We were created before we were born (our spirits existed in some state similar to our state after death, without a body)
Our spirits were created at the time of conception or…
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Biblical support of a Quadrichotomous view of Man
There are two common views of the Nature of Man - the Dichotomous, and the Trichotomous.
However, a Quadrichotomous view can also be drawn from Jesus' answer to the challenge of what is the greatest commandment (Luke 10:27)
And he answered, "You…
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What about the "beforelife"?
It is a common concern in all humans to know about the afterlife, but what do religions say about the beforelife? Some religions say reincarnation, and I think the vast majority of the rest just takes the subject very tangentially (since practically…
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Is the human spirit eternal/immortal?
I'm not talking about soul sleep here. I believe that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8) and I believe we are made up of spirit, soul and body. (1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews 4:12, Luke 1:46-47, Zechariah…
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Are we avatars (incarnations) of God?
The scriptures states that the believer is the temple of God, that God is within us, that if we give something to a child of God its as if you gave it to God, that we are one with God in Christ... etc, so are we incarnations (avatars) of God?
Romans…
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