Ah, I see. That makes more sense -- I'd been wondering about this mysterious Mormon doctrine of reincarnation I hadn't known about. :)
Alas, I don't think it would be a good idea for me to get into a prolonged debate about this issue, since I don't have the time to give it the attention it would require, and I would rather focus on other theological questions I think more important at this point. Briefly, then -- I know you're not likely to agree with me on this, but I don't believe the Bible verses you quoted are teaching the same thing that the passages you quoted from the Mormon Doctrines and Covenants are teaching.
Peter's comment about "them that are dead" makes more sense in the context (including the whole context of Scripture) as a reference to the gospel being proclaimed to people who are dead now but were not dead at the time the gospel was preached to them -- i.e. the patriarchs and other faithful believers prior to the earthly advent of Christ. And the verse about Christ preaching to "the spirits in prison" admits of a wide variety of possibilities, none of which I would feel comfortable building a doctrine on (particularly since the passage in which the phrase occurs doesn't do so -- not that doctrine, anyway).
Also, there are so many other Bible verses that emphasize the necessity of receiving Christ in this life, and the urgency of spreading the good news of salvation through faith in Christ to all nations, I find it difficult to believe that there is a "second chance" after death...
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Alas, I don't think it would be a good idea for me to get into a prolonged debate about this issue, since I don't have the time to give it the attention it would require, and I would rather focus on other theological questions I think more important at this point. Briefly, then -- I know you're not likely to agree with me on this, but I don't believe the Bible verses you quoted are teaching the same thing that the passages you quoted from the Mormon Doctrines and Covenants are teaching.
Peter's comment about "them that are dead" makes more sense in the context (including the whole context of Scripture) as a reference to the gospel being proclaimed to people who are dead now but were not dead at the time the gospel was preached to them -- i.e. the patriarchs and other faithful believers prior to the earthly advent of Christ. And the verse about Christ preaching to "the spirits in prison" admits of a wide variety of possibilities, none of which I would feel comfortable building a doctrine on (particularly since the passage in which the phrase occurs doesn't do so -- not that doctrine, anyway).
Also, there are so many other Bible verses that emphasize the necessity of receiving Christ in this life, and the urgency of spreading the good news of salvation through faith in Christ to all nations, I find it difficult to believe that there is a "second chance" after death...