I recently spoke with a friend of mine and he was wondering if we are alive before conception. We know that there is life after death according to the Bible, but what does the Bible say about "life" before birth?
All I could dig up was this:
> **[Jeremiah 1:4-5](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%201:4-5&version=ESV)** (ESV)
> 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” And this: > **[Psalm 139:15-16](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20139:15-16&version=NIV1984)** (NIV1984) > 15 My frame was not hidden from you > when I was made in the secret place. > When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, > 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. > All the days ordained for me > were written in your book > before one of them came to be. Any insight? **Edit: It is clear that we do not have physical being before birth but is there something in the Bible that might prove or disprove the existence of our souls before conception?**
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” And this: > **[Psalm 139:15-16](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20139:15-16&version=NIV1984)** (NIV1984) > 15 My frame was not hidden from you > when I was made in the secret place. > When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, > 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. > All the days ordained for me > were written in your book > before one of them came to be. Any insight? **Edit: It is clear that we do not have physical being before birth but is there something in the Bible that might prove or disprove the existence of our souls before conception?**
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Mar 22, 2012, 04:20 AM
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