I always enjoy near death experience stories since they are inspiring.
The problem is that these stories shouldn’t take the place of scriptural authority.
The web site for the author here has a whole section on “pre-birth” experiences — so this sounds like re-incarnation.
Traditional Christian theology doesn’t teach that we have souls in heaven before birth.
Perhaps there is a way to explain this as experiencing the future now or something.
Otherwise it sounds like new age counterfeit teachings.
What do you think?
Babies are not in heaven waiting to be born — right?
My grandmother and a nephew had similar NDE. Both told of the love they felt and being told it wasn’t their time....and yes it changed their appreciation of life.....
IMO it has nothing to do with re-incarnation....There’s room for all in Heaven...Are we not told of the many chambers? No need to send a soul back for a second try.
What about “He knew us before we were born”?
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The web site for the author here has a whole section on “pre-birth” experiences — so this sounds like re-incarnation.
Traditional Christian theology doesn’t teach that we have souls in heaven before birth.
Perhaps there is a way to explain this as experiencing the future now or something.
Otherwise it sounds like new age counterfeit teachings.
What do you think?
Babies are not in heaven waiting to be born — right?
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Sounds like Mormon teaching to me.
Not to start an argument, but the original Jewish and Chritian theology include references to reincarnation. It’s not as scary or outrageous as you’ve been lead to believe.
The problem with religions that are designed by men is that it quickly becomes politicized.
I am not trying to dismiss your views or start a fight. It’s just that any religion based on the words of books written many decades after things happened has to be looked at with skeptical eyes.
Years ago I had a personal experience. We were at our vacation home when I got the shivering shakes. My wife had to literally carry me to the car to take me home. At home my son insisted I go to the hospital a short distance away. I was about out at the hospital emergency room when I was given a bunch of injections. I then completely ‘passed out’. I remember being in a lighted L shaped building and being led down one wing to the cross hall and on to the next wing. When we got to that wing it was lighted by a very brilliant white aura. The person with me asked if I wanted to go into the corridor. I hesitated. The person with me said I was not ready to go down the corridor so we walked back to from where we started. When I woke up and was able to talk with the doctor I was told I had the same blood fluke that Jim Hendrix of Muppet fame had died from just a few days before. He being of Christian Science faith had waited to long for medical treatment. My doctor said if I had not been in the hospital and received the multiple doses I would not have lived. Since then I have thought much about human life. I believe in God the Creator, in Jesus Christ the Savior, and in the Holy Spirit that is the communicator between God and myself. I also believe that within God’s creation elements for humans exist and there is no limit on these elements of/for human existence that can be joined when God’s power and grace gives birth. As such humans can be very different or very much alike, it is the Creators determination.