FAIR Study Aids/Seminary/Old Testament/Week 25

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Week 24
A FAIR Analysis of: Seminary: Old Testament Teacher Resource Manual
Week 25
 Week 26
Important note: These materials are for reference and personal study only. The information provided here is a supplement to the lesson manual to assist teachers in addressing issues that might arise in the course of teaching. It is in no way intended to replace or supplant the lesson materials provided by the Church. These resources are designed to: (1) aid teachers in responding to concerns or questions which students may raise during a lesson; and (2) point out important principles which could be highlighted during a lesson in order to protect students against future attacks against their faith and beliefs. It is intended only to be used as background information for prior preparation by teachers and should not be used in any way to replace correlated lesson materials.
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Critics charge that the LDS doctrine of a "premortal existence" is pagan, unchristian, or unbiblical, and therefore false.

Response
Latter-day Saint understanding of a premortal existence relies mainly on modern-day revelation not found in the Bible. Biblical references to a premortal existence are vague. For those who do not believe in a premortal existence, passages that seem clear to Latter-day Saints as referring to such a concept are easily interpreted differently. However, the concept of a premortal existence is also not in conflict with the Bible.
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Why do bad things happen to good people?



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