Do you believe in reincarnation?

Question

Why or why not? ...this has most likely been asked before, but since i'm new to the q&a, i'm sure others are new here too, and didn't get a chance to answer when it was asked before.

you can't use science to disprove reincarnation if you believe god randomly decided to make the earth in 7 days...it's hypocritical.

on another note, i didn't ask this so that i could get "converted."

Answer 1

Although the church corrupted or mistranslated most of his teachings, Jesus taught reincarnation and karma. Rebirth in the literal sense is the basis of Judaism as well as Christianity.

According to the corrupted version of the Christian religion, the meaning of life is ...

(1) First 'God' decided what sin is, some of which makes sense (killing, stealing) and some of which doesn't (masturbation, being gay). 'He' demanded strict adherence to 'his' laws, and also demanded to be worshiped and adored continuously just because 'he' is what 'he' is.

(2) Then 'God' created a place of eternal fire and endless suffering into which he could toss every soul who displeased 'him'. And instead of zapping the so-called "Satan" from the get-go, 'God' decided to let him hang around and make humans miserable and maybe even entice them to hell. You know, that would be like a mother knowing that there's a child molester in the neighborhood and turning her back while her children play in his yard.

(3) 'God' decided to send a messenger, 'his' son, knowing in advance that Jesus would be rejected by 'his' chosen people and would be killed by them (all of this is according to Christian belief). Although 'God' knew this would happen and apparently wanted it to happen, that didn't stop 'him' from getting in a snit about it, changing the rules, and deciding never to openly communicate with mankind again.

(4) 'God' next decided that everyone would have to believe that Jesus was 'his' son and died and came back from the dead -- nothing else in the human life experience would have any importance whatsoever.

(5) All that earlier business about being good and not sinning was drastically modified by 'God' -- 'he' changed ''his' mind; you could be mean and hurt people and do all kinds of terrible things and still win 'his' favor. All anyone had to do was simply believe in Jesus and that person, no matter how many lives he had destroyed, would be saved from hell and frolic happily hereafter in heaven.

(6) And now, after Jesus had come to be killed by the same people 'God' had chosen as 'his' own (all according to Christianity) morality no longer had any real importance -- since believing in Jesus is all there is -- all that's necessary to be saved. That means that no matter how good, decent, charitable, loving and moral you are, no matter how many lives you touched in positive ways, 'God' wants you to be in agony for all eternity, if you don't believe Jesus was 'his' son.

That is how Christians see 'God'.

From my point of view as a Reincarnationist, what Christians *fail* to see is that their irrational and superstitious beliefs slander and villianize the true God, who is perfection way, way beyond that counterfeit characterization of God in the bible.

Reincarnation is the Rosetta Stone that opens one's eyes to the perfection of the cosmos and God.

One of the biggest attractions of Christianity and organized religion in general is its unconscious familiarity to persons who were acquainted with it in past lives. Religion in particular has a strong attraction to the reincarnated individual because religion embodies the concept of the eternal soul and the afterlife. Christianity especially appeals to persons who have a vague and muddled sense of having lived before -- this is why they seem to feel a mysteriously "this is so right" bond with Jesus Christ, why they feel in some inexplicable way (to themselves) that they feel his "presence." And it's not just memories of the church in past lives they're sensing; it's also the deep empathy they feel with the concepts of dying and being resurrected (as represented by Jesus and the Christian faith), down deep in their soul.

Devout Christians actually prove reincarnation through their mystical and magical devotion to the Christian religion. And I firmly believe they actually have a sense of having lived before, but they're too afraid it's the devil whispering in their ear to actually open their minds to the truth of it.

The Dead Sea Scrolls indicate that Jesus was a leader among the Jewish sect known as Essenes, although Christianity as a whole reject this idea --for much the same reason the Jews rejected Jesus: it doesn't fit in with their preconceived ideas about what the messiah is supposed to be.

Essenes were vegetarians who knew about REINCARNATION, and taught healing and peace.

As a matter of fact, Judaism has always accepted reincarnation, but early Christian leaders set up the church to give themselves exclusive, dictatorial control over the souls of men. Only they could read and interpret the ancient writings (and delete and modify scriptures which undermined their authority).

Modern day Christianity refuses to believe Jesus was an Essene and a Reincarnationist, but their inability to accept Jesus as he really was doesn't change the truth.

Verily, verily, you must be born again. Verily, verily = truly, literally. They corrupted the interpretation but not the message. Reincarnation is the only religious value which is capable of honoring God as an absolutely just and perfect entity. Organized religions make God out to be an ignorant, vindictive monster. Reincarnation is the only religious value which makes sense of life and the cosmos.

Re the "die once" mistranslation, here's an excerpt from http://www.jjwritings.com/books/reincarnation_and_the_bible/index.html

The book of Revelations has quotes from John, an angel, and Jesus Christ, all using the phrase "second death" so we know there has to be one. Thus it is quite obvious that if Paul were writing the truth he did not literally mean "once to die" except perhaps once per lifetime, or that there is one general mortality passed upon all mankind.

There are other scriptures that are quite deceiving if they are read with a black and white state of mind: A pertinent one was made by Paul again. He said: "I die daily." I Cor 15:31 He also said: "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience...It is a shame for women to speak in the church." I Cor 14:34-35 Paul also advised the saints to remain single as he was (I Cor 7:7) and if they were married to not have sex (I Cor 7:29).

Jesus told us to cut off our right hand if it offends us (Matt 5:30) and talked about making oneself a eunuch (literally a castrated person) for the kingdom of heaven. (Matt 19:12)

If we do not read difficult passages like these in their correct context and with some knowledge of the customs and beliefs of that ancient era we may reject the whole Bible as being the work of madmen.

Let us examine the verse that precedes the "once to die" scripture: "But now once in the end of the world hath he (Christ) appeared to put away sin by sacrifice of himself." Heb 9:26

If we read this verse laterally we are led to believe that Jesus appeared only once at the end of the world to sacrifice himself. Two thousand years has passed since then so those who thought Paul was talking about the real "end of the world" were wrong. Also, Jesus did not appear once but appeared many times to many people.

To interpret this scripture accurately one has to read it in its correct context as well as examine the Greek from which it was translated.

In examining the Greek we find that the word "world" is a mistranslation. It comes from the word AION. The modern English word "eon" is derived from this and it means "an age". Thus we see that Jesus came once at not the end of the world, but the end of the age. We realize that his "one" coming refers to his general life (with all his numerous appearances counted as one) at the end of one age and the beginning of a new one.

Here we see that Hebrews 9:26 cannot be interpreted in a black and white literal manner. How about the next verse? Does it mean what it seems to mean? Are we really appointed only "once to die" or is there more meaning here below the surface? Are there many deaths within the one death as there were many "comings" within the one general first coming of Christ? Is it talking about physical death or spiritual death? If it is talking about spiritual death, then that would leave open the possibility of more than one physical death.

In examining this scripture there are three words that are generally overlooked: "men", "but", and "judgment". We'll quote this scripture one more time emphasizing these: 'And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." Men comes from the Greek ANTHROPOS which in this context indicates the human race as a whole

... It was the resurrection of life that Paul spoke of when he said that it was something he had to attain: "If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after." Phil 3:11-12.

Paul indicates that we must be "perfect" to "attain" this resurrection. He can only be referring to the resurrection of life for Jesus said that all the evil ones go to "the resurrection of correction" while they who have done good attain the "better resurrection".

This makes sense doesn't it? We are sent again and again to the resurrection of correction to live life after life on the earth and then when we have corrected our errors and become without sin as was Jesus we "attain" unto the resurrection of "life" and "this mortal must put on immortality". I Cor 15:53. >

Answer 2

Yes I believe in reincarnation and karma. It is the only thing that makes sense. I don't understand how someone can argue that heaven and hell make more sense than reincarnation and karma. It makes perfect sense to me that God would give us more than one chance to learn and grow spiritually, especially since we are all just human and not perfect like Jesus.

Reincarnation is taught in the bible but Christians take the verses and twist them into meaning something else by saying that you cannot take them literally and that it is symbolic for something else as they see fit or are are unable to comprehend. But isn't that the usual case with the bible, we can only take it literally if they tell us we can and what ever doesn't make sense or goes against their thoughts can't be taken literally.

Answer 3

If you cannot remember a past life then what good would it be to you. We learn in this life from our mistakes. Hopefully
To live here once is enough.
Man at first lived 900 years and he got into all kinds of mischief.
God shortened the time to 120 years because by then he had a pretty good idea of what you would be like forever.
Cruel people are always cruel and good people are always good.
If they have been that way for 120 years chances are they will be forever.

Answer 4

Those who dont believe please read

http://www.brianweiss.com/thebooks.htm#ssmb

Also search the net for Past Life Regression

Those who believe it or not based on the religion they follow must learn to accept the truth as it is. Its possible that the religious texts were written by not that spiritually enlightened people or may have been manipulated later. Sometimes the truth is also hidden to prevent people from misinterpreting it .

Nearly all Indian religions have incorporated it as an eternal truth. And there have been cases where people could recollect their past life.

By the way we have been recycled a million zillion times over and over again may be right from the time our galaxy was born !

Answer 5

Reincarnation, understood as the return of the same qualities: Yes. The reincarnation of Christ can be seen in Muhammad and Baha'u'llah with all the names and attributes of the Holy Spirit is a reality.
Reincarnation, understood as a dead man returning here to pay for his sins: No. This is complete imagination.

Answer 6

Reincarnation is one of the main beliefs in Buddhism. We believe that the soul goes through a cycle of lives, and each is an experience or a lesson to be learned, when the cycle is completed we reach enlightenment and enter Nirvana. Various deeds earn us merit and advance us, other deeds keep us back to learn.

Answer 7

Nope. The Bible says man lives once and dies once.

Besides, scientifically, does it even make sense? It reincarnation were real, then how could the population grow? If the same souls were being recycled over and over again, then why are there new bodies?

P.S. Hey, you asked "why or why not" and I gave you an answer. Don't insult my viewpoint.

Answer 8

You look to key onto one sentence and obsess over it, my buddy. answer: no longer all Jews perception in reincarnation. some have faith the soul reincarnates until eventually one is righteous sufficient to connect G-d whilst demise. some have faith the soul reincarnates until eventually the Messiah/Messianic Age comes around. some have not got faith in reincarnation in any respect (greater of the generic perception).

Answer 9

I do wholeheartedly believe in reincarnation. The Bible says that when I get up to Heaven, I might get a new body and a new name when I get up there is as long as I accept Jesus as my LORD and Personal Saviour. It's most definitely true as I still wholeheartedly believe in the Bible with all my heart, blood, mind, body, and soul as long as they're still in synchronisation with one another as long as I am still alive in this great big world of ours which is evidently not our real home. However, our real home is in Heaven where we might meet the Almighty God Himself, in person.

Answer 10

No,because our intelectual level has increased tremendously and there is no need for such concept anymore.

It was initially introduced in religion as a moral teaching to deter the masses from doing bad deeds.

Answer 11

No.

Hebrews

9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.