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Perhaps. But when my son was 3 he said, "When I was daddy's age I died in the army" (he meant in military battle). Do I then develop a doctrine of reincarnation based on what can very well be the imagination of a boy being exposed to new things but who lacks the discernment abilities to separate fact from fiction? Here is another... when my daughter was 2 we were walking down the driveway (we live in the country, it's a 1/4 mile long trek) and there was a tiny tree beginning to grow where I can't have trees. So, I reached over and pulled it out and as it left the ground, my daughter shrieked as if in pain crying, "My tree." Now, because it appeared as if in pain, could I deduce that we are all connected and lose the ability to discern that connection to nature as we grow? Perhaps.... could I deduce that there is some kind of indwelling of God until a certain age and when I pulled the tree out it wasn't her but Him who said, "My tree?" One could, I guess... but I rather think that one can make a doctrine about anything that want and only need just a small proof to pull it off.
This is why I repeat the bible which says, "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." The 3 examples I gave above lack ANY biblical support, so they are not part of "every word of God." Therefore, unless He comes down and makes it clear that they are indeed true things, I have to reject them because my allegiance is to Him and His word... not theories that can be taken out of context and out of any connection to "every word of God."
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