Premortal Life, Afterlife & Eschatology
Plan of Salvation
Premortal life, the spirit world, resurrection, degrees of glory, the Second Coming, and final judgment.
Completed responses
3 claims
Open the claim as it is normally framed, use the short answer when time is tight, and move into the full case when the conversation deserves it.
Are three degrees of glory biblical?
Paul distinguishes kinds of resurrected glory, and Jesus teaches differing rewards and degrees of accountability. Latter-day Saints read those passages alongside modern revelation as a fuller picture than a single undifferentiated heaven.
What do Latter-day Saints believe about original sin and infant baptism?
Latter-day Saints teach that little children are redeemed through Christ and need no baptism before accountability. Catholic original sin is an inherited state rather than a personal fault; Westminster instead teaches imputed guilt. Those differences matter. The LDS case distinguishes the Fall’s effects from punishment for Adam’s act and grounds children’s redemption in Christ’s grace.
How do evolution, ancient fossils, and death before the Fall fit together?
The Church states no official position on evolution, while some leaders and study materials have taught a broad absence of death before the Fall. Ancient remains challenge a recent worldwide reading. I believe in the Fall and Christ’s redemption while taking that evidence seriously. A possible reconciliation must still explain the texts and human ancestry; the reliability concern deserves a direct answer.