Yes. Reincarnation doesn't require faith; it just is. 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 sometimes affirm reincarnation through their mystical and magical devotion to the Christian religion.
Although modern Christianity is inclined to vehemently deny its connection to reincarnation through the teachings of Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls are evidence that Jesus was a leader among the Jewish sect known as the Essenes; Essenes were devout Jews who believed that the end of the world was near, in baptism, communal life, vegetarianism, reincarnation, healing and peace. Of course, modern day Christianity refuses to believe Jesus was an Essene and a Reincarnationist, but their refusal to accept Jesus as he really was doesn't change the truth.
2006-11-17 01:43:43
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answer #1
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answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7
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the entire reincarnation theory is only fairly puzzling to have self assurance because extra human beings are being born each and each and every of the time and the global's inhabitants is popping out to be. yet when souls only die and are available back, the position are each and each and every of the further souls coming from? New ones? And are not any souls being enlightened and going to Nirvana? It only would not make experience. It also ignores what's mandatory to human beings, what makes them who they are. operating example, when you're saying, "Bob isn't any the different room, and he has lost 5 pounds," human beings would say, "reliable for him." What in case you suggested, "Bob is in the different room and wager what? he's a grasshopper." maximum persons would say, "that would't be Bob, because if there is one project i study about him, it is that he's human. he's not a grasshopper." nicely, reincarnation says that i could come back as a grasshopper. yet when that is authentic, i does not be Bob anymore. i'd be a grasshopper. My humanness is an major area of who i'm. yet an additional reason i do not position self assurance in reincarnation is that the data for it, such issues as concepts of previous lives, would nicely be defined through different means: psychological motives, or fortunate guesses, or maybe demonic effect. ultimately, if I develop right into a reincarnated snail, how do I retrieve a human form? through being a competent snail? The Bible teaches many times that you and that i will bypass to Heaven or Hell after our really life in the global, with none reincarnation, "as a results of the indisputable fact that's appointed unto adult males once to die, and after this the judgment" in Hebrews 9:27. in case you fairly want to understand what Christians have self assurance concerning reincarnation, then right here that's: "in case you've faith in reincarnation, you're literally not believing contained in the Bible; in case you've faith the Bible, reincarnation is a contradiction to the Bible, because it can provide no loving God, no forgiving grace, and robs the Almighty of his characteristic of mercy."
2016-11-25 00:23:47
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answered by ? 3
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I have friends who believe in that. THough, I could be getting reincarnation and past lives mixed up. If I'm wrong, let me know.
ONe girl I knew, firmly believed that she and I had met, fought, and she lost to me in many previous lives or incarnations. She so believed that, that when I extended my hand in friendship this lifetime (I don't believe in this stuff anyway) she took it only so that she could plot her 1000 year old revenge. Frankly, whether it's true or not, she was over the deep end. I say, live this life, not the last.
2006-11-17 01:39:12
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answer #3
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answered by sister steph 6
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There are a lot of people that believe it. Most Asians believe we will be born again but not necessarily as a human. It could be any creature and this cycle will continue until we become enlightened and then we go to live with the good.
No I do not believe this and just believe when we die we are just dead and that is all.
2006-11-17 02:15:50
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, in fact I am reincarnated from a bull, cuz I'm always horny!
2006-11-17 01:36:35
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answered by Mr. Right 4
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I Think So. But Its Not So Important Or Of Any Consequence
2006-11-17 01:40:23
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answered by savvy s 2
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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.
A Look at the Word, "Aionion"
https://carm.org/look-word-aionion
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
PROPHECIES OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE
http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/jesus66books.htm
The Father is God, the Son (Jesus Christ) is God & the Holy Spirit is God
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/
2016-06-24 14:39:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Of course not! How would that even work? There is no mechanism for getting what's in your brain into another animal. Why would the universe even work that way? It makes no sense.
2006-11-17 01:35:33
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answered by nondescript 7
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If I return as a cow I'll come and moo at your door. That should prove it.
2006-11-17 01:45:03
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answered by Robin H 4
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Bits of our bodies get recycled... if that counts.
We beget progeny... if that anything like counts.
2006-11-17 01:36:32
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answered by Anonymous
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