The Apocrypha also teaches the pre-existence of souls.
I wonder if that's where the Mormons got it.
The doctrine of pre-existence of souls
is found in the Apocrypha.
As a child, I was naturally gifted,
and a good soul fell to my lot.
Or rather, being good, I entered an undefiled body.
Wisdom, 8, 19, and 20.
So basically, he's saying that God just cast lots.
And if you just win the lottery or whatever,
God puts you in a good body.
Is that what the Bible teaches?
No, your soul comes into being at the time that you're born.
You don't have a pre-existent soul.
The Mormons teach that if you're good, you come down
and you have white skin.
If you're a bad spirit baby, you come down and you have black skin.
They taught that for many years.
So the darker your skin, the more sinful of a person you are.
That's racist, right?
But it sounds like they got this garbage doctrine
from the Apocrypha that doesn't belong in the Bible.