Preexistence Of Christ
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The preincarnate existence of Christ may be \"only a simple, contemplative inference backwards from the spiritual glory of the present Christ\" (Deissmann); certainly its clearest expression is found in later writing reflecting upon the rudimentary messianic, even adoptionist, assessment of Christ in the primitive Christian community (Acts 2:22 - 23; 10:38). Yet preexistence is at least implied in words of Jesus himself: \"The son of man came\"; the owner of the vineyard \"had still. . . a beloved son: finally he sent him.\" It is explicit in sayings attributed to Jesus in John\'s Gospel: \"I came down from heaven\"; \"The glory I had with thee before the world was.\"
Jewish scholars attributed \"ideal\" preexistence to things (law, temple) and persons (Adam, Moses) deeply reverenced, echoed perhaps in Paul\'s calling Christ \"last Adam. . . from heaven.\" Greek thinking, reflected in Philo, was familiar with preexistence of souls.......
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