did Christianity ever believed in reincarnation?

Question

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Answer 1

It's not clear, because Jesus claimed that John was Elijah. Elijah was dead...so how could John be Elijah other than reincarnation?

(Matthew 11:13-14) - "For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 "And if you care to accept it, he himself is Elijah, who was to come."

Matthew. 17:12 But I say unto you, That Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 17:13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Answer 2

By the 2nd century A.D. there were multiple sects with mutually contradictory doctrines all calling themselves "Christian". Several of these did, in fact, believe in some form of reincarnation. Eventually, in an effort to establish a unified faith, a series of compromises were reached eliminating reincarnation from mainstream Christian doctrine in exchange for the concession that women were Human and not animals, possessing a soul, and therefor allowed in Church, which had not previously been the case in several of the Sect. The Cathar sect, condemned by Rome as heretical, considered reincarnation central to the Christian faith, and St. Bernard, founder of the Knights Templar, and foremost spokesman for Christianity in his day (the man hand picked two Popes) stated that no sermons were more Christian than theirs. Even today some small churches, such as the Liberal Catholic Church and the Christian Community include reincarnation as part of their teachings. One simple test, if you read the Gospels both the Pharisees and Jesus declared John the Baptist to be the reincarnation of the Prophet Elijah.

Answer 3

This is a question that can not be simply answered and has been debated for centuries. It is the basis of the burial traditions of Christians.

Point 1:
If there is no body, how can the technical act of resurrection, that of the rising from the dead or returning to life take place without a new body being made available?

Point 2:
Reincarnation is technically the rebirth of the soul in another body.

On these two points resurrection is reincarnation in any case where the body has to be recreated.

It does make for a fine debate....I'll take either side just to enjoy the fine points of semantics.

Answer 4

No
There are also many biblical problems with believing in reincarnation. For example, in 2 Corinthians 5:8 the apostle Paul states, "We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord." At death, the, the Christian immediately goes into the presence of the Lord, not into another body. In keeping with this. Luke 16:19-31 tells us that unbelievers at death go to a place of suffering, not into another body.
Further, Hebrews 9:27 assures us that "man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment." Each human being LIVES ONCE as a mortal on earth, DIES ONCE, and then FACES JUDGMENT. He does not have a second chance by reincarnating into another body.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Yes there is an example in the bible of one of the prophets return. Most indoctrinated Christians refuse to accept it at face value due to the way they are taught. If I remember correctly it was Elijah who was prophesied to return and did as John the Baptist. Don't trust my memory do your own research. I do know that it was John who was the reincarnation of one of the old testament prophets.
Larry T

Answer 7

Yes.

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Answer 8

No Chrisitianity never believed in reincarnation. The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27 :

"Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment"

Answer 9

yes, we Christians all believe in reincarnation, we believe that we will be reincarnated into a new spiritual body.

Answer 10

No. Certain gnostic sects did....but they were not Christians. The Creeds are clear, and in the Creeds you will find what the Christian Church believed from the beginning.