What are your thoughts on reincarnation?

Question

I believe that it is more likely that reincarnation is the way of things than it is that we are here for only one physical lifetime. My belief in a Higher Power actually reinforces this belief because it makes very little sense that our everlasting soul would spend such a minute speck of time in the physical realm. I believe that each soul, a piece of the whole of God, experiences many physical lives. I believe that I have lived in the physical realm more than a thousand lives. Even that number may be very conservative.

I want to clarify one thing here. I do not believe that we continue to come back to redeem ourselves or get it right. I don't believe that we have karma good or bad from previous lives. I believe that we come back by choice. I believe that we, our souls which even the bible states is our true self, choose the life we enter to experience some aslpect of the nature of who we are. Although I do believe that Spirit is in everything, or more precisely, everything is a part of the One Spirit, I don't believe that we would choose to return as a slug or some other less evolved creature.

Answer 1

I believe in reincarnation even though I was raised not to... I have experienced dreams from other lives. The most recent was that of my great aunt who died a year before I was born. Apparently I wanted to stay in this family because when I had the dreams I recognized my great grand father. I asked him about the dreams and he verified that they were traumatic times in his daughter's life. She was killed by a drunk driver at the age of 16. I was in an accident with a drunk driver when I was 16. The parallels from birth to that age are noteable.

My daughter spoke of her other lives when she was verrry young. Ages 2-4. She actually approached a man in a department store........called him by name .......he was shocked and asked her name.........she informed him that she was his mother and asked how her children were all 5 by name. The man was pale with shock.

These are just a few of the stories we have personally experienced that enforce reincarnation. How else would we have knowledge of people and events that happened before our birth.

Answer 2

As a Christian, I do not believe in reincarnation. It is logically inconsistent with the beliefs of the Christian church. For it is appointed unto man to die once and then comes the judgement. (Heb 9:27). Also, everyone who believes in reincarnation nowadays thinks they keep coming back as humans. The Hindu faith shows that you could come back as any living creature...why would you not come back as a slug? I think it is harder to believe in reincarnation than it is to believe in the big bang and evolution. We all have an unique soul that is crafted and created by God to live one life and to do the best you can during that time, not to keep coming back until you get it right...it may never happen. Blessings.

Answer 3

I think reincarnation is totally possible. I believe I am an old soul. I have a strong appeal to the 1930's era. And often have dreams of living on a plantation during the civil war. I think that souls return to earth to learn different lessons in life and they will keep returning until they are worthy of returning home.

Answer 4

I think that, like promises of Heaven, the idea of re-incarnation can be useful to make people more thoughtful and responsible about their behaviour. But surely the only people who need external policemen like those ideas, or supernatural Fathers, are people who haven't thought about the self-enforcing logic of awareness and responsible behaviour - the universal basis of ethics, from which morality springs, common to most religions and atheists alike. So it seems to me only people without internalised ethics would bother with it. In Buddhism I believe the concept is used for motivation, no longer required with enlightenment. Of course, how many of us are truly enlightened! But I think we'll never get there while we cling to primitive religious ideas, and avoid real reflection.

Answer 5

You die, you're buried/cremated/whatever, you rot and decompose and become ash or soil. The soil allows plants to grow!

That's the scientific way of reincarnation...the more spiritual one with a soul and all that is just BS. You live, you die, you decompose and some other organism grows from your ashes!

Answer 6

REINCARNATION & YOGA EXPOSED

The Lord Jesus Christ taught that we live only once (Matthew 25:46) and that Salvation is found only through Him (John 6:35; John 8:12; John 14:6; John 10:9-11). The Bible does not teach the false doctrine of reincarnation. The doctrine of reincarnation is a cleaver lie of Satan who wants to deceive us into thinking that we could achieve salvation and liberation through our works/deeds and not by our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord Jesus Christ (the 2nd Person of the Triune Godhead) never taught or mentioned reincarnation. Some believe that in Matthew 11:7-14, Jesus meant that the prophet Elijah reincarnated as John the Baptist. Jesus called John the Baptist Elijah because John the Baptist came in the “spirit and power of Elijah”. The Bible is very clear on this:

Luke 1:17
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

In addition, John the Baptist himself specifically said he was not Elijah:

John 1:21
And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.

The Holy Spirit (the 3rd Person of the Triune Godhead) said that many would fall for doctrines of demons (1 Timothy 4:1) and reincarnation is definitely a demonic doctrine. Demons are fallen angels and spirits of Nephilim. These beings make up Satan’s army and are bent on leading humans to destruction.

Persons who claim they were having memories of past lives are either not telling the truth or were actually receiving visions from evil spirits who have been around for thousands of years.

Demons implant memories in the minds of humans to make them believe in reincarnation, one of Satan’s key deceptions. A demon who lived in the body of a certain person, shared the same experiences and memories of that person. If that demon enters another person, that demon can transfer their memories to their new host. If the person doesn’t know the truth, they will think that they had lived previous lives. Demons can gain the right of way to enter a person when they practice sin. Allowing oneself to be hypnotized, taking drugs and practicing yoga are easy ways to becoming possessed by evil spirits. Demons can also enter an unborn foetus if one or both parents have unrepented sin.

Reincarnation is a false teaching – humans are given only one physical life (Hebrews 9:27). The Lord Jesus said that the human being’s afterlife state whether torment or paradise, will be eternal (Matthew 25:46). In the original text, the Greek word for eternal, “aiōnion” is used. He didn’t say that we would be born again and again until we got it right and received liberation. He would not have made that huge sacrifice for us if we could have had unity to God another way, and if there was another way, He would have taught that. The Lord said He could have employed legions of angels to prevent His crucifixion (Matthew 26:53), but because of His great and perfect love for humanity, He chose to endure a very painful death so we could be redeemed and united to God. Those who die having faith in Jesus as their Saviour will go on to eternal paradise with God (Matthew 25:46; Luke 23:42-43; Romans 10:9; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 21, 22) and those who die without having faith in Jesus as their Saviour will go on to eternal torment (Matthew 25:46; John 3:18, 36; Luke 12:5; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Revelation 20:10-15; Revelation 21:8).

A Look at the Word, "Aionion"
https://carm.org/look-word-aionion

What It Means to Be Born Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLuZpXipO2s

Yogic doctrines hold that there is “serpent energy” called kundalini located at the base of the human spine and this energy can be caused through yoga to rise to the brain to result in “God-realization”. Yogis believe that once this alleged state of God-Realization is achieved by an individual, she or he no longer needs to reincarnate. The truth is kundalini does not naturally reside within humans. Kundalini is actually a type of demonic entity which can gain entry into a human if the human practices yoga. I’ve already proven that reincarnation is false.

Shiva, one of the 3.3 million Hindu deities gave the doctrines of yoga to mankind. Shiva is called "lord of yoga" by the Hindus. He is also known as "lord of the third eye", "lord of the lingam (male sex organ)" “god of this world” and "god of destruction". As Christians we know that the “god of this world” and “god of destruction” is Satan (2 Corinthians 4:4; John 10:10). Shiva and Satan are the same being.

Satan likes to counterfeit God’s truths and he even has a counterfeit salvation – which is yoga. Kundalini (which is actually a type of demon) is the COUNTERFEIT Holy Spirit and the Siddhis are the COUNTERFEIT gifts of the Holy Spirit. Yoga was designed by Satan to put humans in contact with the Hindu deities (demons). Faith in Jesus as one’s Saviour puts one in union with God while yoga puts one in union with Shiva or another demon.

Yogis believe that the spirit of the human being is God but this is false. The human being has a physical body, soul and spirit. The spirit of a human being isn’t God but needs God. It is where one receives God when they accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Where the “S” in spirit is capitalized in the Bible, it refers to the Holy Spirit who is the third person of the triune Godhead. After one accepts Christ, the Holy Spirit (not their spirit) brings life to them (Romans 8:10). In Zechariah 12:1, we see that God formed the spirit of humans within them. As soon as one accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour, the Holy Spirit takes up residence within their spirit making them a true child of God (Romans 8:15-16). The Holy Spirit enables us to have a spiritual understanding of the things of God (1 Corinthians 2:11).

Yogis and many users of entheogens mistake altered states of consciousness for Godly experiences. They erroneously attribute to these states such terms as God-Realization, Self-Realization, Enlightenment, Illumination, Unitive Knowledge of the Divine, Reentering the Kingdom and Reintegration.

DMT (dimethyltryptamine) is a hallucinogen found naturally in the mammalian brain. DMT can also be extracted from certain plants. Deep and prolonged practice of yoga causes the brain to release DMT and this induces altered states of consciousness, hallucinations and feelings of bliss. Individuals who consume or inject themselves with DMT derived from external sources achieve the same altered states and feelings as yogis who spend long years in yogic practices.

Many pagan mystics have believed and taught that Jesus practiced yoga and achieved enlightenment. The Lord Jesus Christ never supported yogic doctrines. Jesus is by nature God and the 2nd Person of the Triune Godhead which is made up of Adonai, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Because Jesus, unlike humans, is by nature God, He has full authority over all demons and creatures and was able to offer His body and blood to atone for the sins of mankind so we could by faith have unity to God.

The truth about Jesus Christ can be found only in the Holy Bible. Three days after the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, He resurrected from the dead (Luke 24:1-8; Acts 10:40; 1 Corinthians 15:4) and 40 days later, He ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:3; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-11).

Without God, the spiritual part of the human being is dead (Ephesians 2:5, Colossians 2:13). The sin of our first parents (Adam and Eve) caused the separation between God and man. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Sin causes us to be separated from God which results in spiritual death. Christ, the 2nd Person of the Triune Godhead was made flesh (through the immaculate conception) and paid the price for our sins by dying on the cross so we could through faith in Christ as our Saviour be instantly redeemed and united to God and have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who teaches us, comforts us and grants us fruits to live in righteousness and gifts to help and edify the Church. There is no redemption or unity to God apart from receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as one’s Saviour and Lord.

A PERSON BECOMES A CHRISTIAN THROUGH FAITH. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as one's Saviour is the ONLY WAY one can receive CLEANSING OF SINS (1 John 1:7), REDEMPTION (Ephesians 1:7), ADOPTION BY GOD (Romans 8:15), THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, the 3rd Person of the Triune Godhead (John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 6:19), SANCTIFICATION (Hebrews 13:12; 1 Corinthians 1:2), JUSTIFICATION (1 Corinthians 6:11), TRANSFORMATION (2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Hebrews 9:12-14; Titus 3:5) and SALVATION (Romans 10:9; Revelation 21:8).

PRAYER TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR

"Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. I repent of my sins. Please forgive me and save me by Your shed blood. Come into my heart. I want to receive You as my own personal Lord and Saviour. Amen"

Powerful Repentance and Deliverance Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF4i4b4zOnI

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AND OTHER ANCIENT NON CHRISTIAN SOURCES PROVE THE VALIDITY OF THE BIBLE:

http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/library/extrabiblical.htm

https://www.probe.org/the-dead-sea-scrolls/

FULFILLED PROPHECIES ALSO PROVE THE BIBLE IS RELIABLE:

Fulfilled Prophecy: Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible by Dr. Hugh Ross
http://www.believers.org/hughross.htm

JESUS IN EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE
http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/jesus66books.htm

THE TRIUNE GODHEAD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJUWnt07FQM

SEQUENCE OF END-TIME EVENTS IN BIBLE PROPHECY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMsvk3FEkWk&feature=youtu.be

https://victoryinjesuschrist.wordpress.com/

Answer 7

I would be close-minded if i told you i didn't agree with what you said, our souls could have been reused here on earth or on some other planet for billions of years but we may never know if that's true or not.

Answer 8

there is not such thing, reincarnation is used for some religions they can not explain life after dead. God has nothing to do with it.

Answer 9

CAN I ASK WHY YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE LIVED IN THE PHYSICAL REALM FOR THOUSANDS OF LIVES?IS IT JUST BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE?
I DON'T KNOW,IF I BELIEVE THAT...BUT I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WORTH BELIEVING.MY AUNT HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS A SURGEON IN ER AND SHE SWORE ON EVERYTHING THAT SHE KNEW ME FROM ANOTHER LIFETIME.SO IF PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERING ME,THEN IT MUST BE TRUE~

Answer 10

i believe that when a person does not have any religious beliefs then that person is reincarnated. but if a person believes in Christianity then that person will go to heaven.