The scriptures say they when we die, our spirit "returns" to God. Can you tell me how a spirit could "return" to someplace it has never been before?
Nobody's arguing that point.
Does this have anything to do with the OP?
Speak for yourself, Mike. I was born as a daughter of my Heavenly Father, who is the father of my eternal spirit.
Hey, Kat, I think it can be interpreted that we return to the one who created us through Adam in the first place also. When we were born we inherited the sin-nature, the fallen nature of Adam, for I believe Adam was immortal when he was created, but that when he sinned he died spiritualy toward God and began to die physically, too. So we were born mortal in a fallen world with a sin-nature, unlike Jesus who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and not of man so He did not inherit the sin-nature.
Romans 5
10For if,
when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have
now received the atonement.
12Wherefore, as
by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14Nevertheless
death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
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We were once children of darkness or wrath bor disobedience, but now are children of light through Jesus:
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness
Ephesians 2:3
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind;
and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Ephesians 5:6
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the
wrath of God upon the
children of disobedience.
Colossians 3:6
For which things' sake the
wrath of God cometh on the
children of disobedience:
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If we were once children of wrath, disobedience, and darkness, we weren't God's children but belonged to the kingdom of darkness before we trusted Christ.
Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, and to turn them
from darkness to light, and
from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Romans 2:19
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in
darkness,
Romans 13:12
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of
darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of
darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness?
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather reprove them.
Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Colossians 1:13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
1 Thessalonians 5:4
But ye, brethren, are not in
darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of
him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
1 John 1:5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no
darkness at all.