What is the difference and similarites between rebirth and reincarnation?

Answer 1

A good question, these 2 concepts are often confused due to ignorance of the substance and conceptual complexity of the Cycle of Life.

Please forgive those above who have called such concepts "stupid", "impossible" and concepts from "false religions" as I forgive their ignorance.

I am a Theravada Buddhist and am familiar with these concepts.

Rebirth occurs as a result of "ignorance" in the Unconscious Life Stream at the time of death. This does not mean "ignorance" in the normal sense, rather "ignorance" as a term meaning a Mind containing illusions and defilements as these terms are described. There are many such illusions and defilements..anger, greed and selfishness are among them. The Unconscious Life Stream is considered to be an unbroken stream of energy stretching back into the past and continues onwards into the future. It is sometimes known as the Mind.

At the moment of death, if these are present in the Mind's matrix as it were, then there will be Karma outstanding from that Life and possibly unresolved Karma from previous Lives. Karma, being a powerful energy acts upon the Unconscious Life Stream and a Rebirth occurs. The Theravada Tradition interprets the Suttas (teachings) as an immediate Rebirth occuring, whereas the other Traditions have it occurring some time after the onset of death.

This new Rebirth does not occur with the same body, gender, ideas, or any characteristic that the previous person had, because these characteristics were destroyed during death. The only thing...if you could call it that, which is reborn is the Mind. To Buddhists this is an energy and is insubstantial, in other words it is not physical...nor is it spiritual...it is an energy which inhabits the new person's body. Without this energy we are just meat on bones as it were, the difference between an alive person and a dead person is the presence of this energy.

Reincarnation on the other hand, is a very special case of Rebirth. It is considered possible to choose Rebirth under special circumstances, whereas in normal circumstances Rebirth occurs as a process in which there is no choice or volition.

Reincarnated persons include the Dalai Lama and his deputy the Panchen Lama and there are some others who have chosen such Rebirth into this realm.

Reincarnated persons have the same personality and many other characteristics of a previous Life such as ideas and memory. These persons, in Buddhist tradition, have achieved what Buddhists term "enlightenment". On achievement of such enlightenment, the Unconscious Life Stream reaches far beyong the traditional 31 worlds and realms which are part of the realm of Karma. They are beyond such things as Karma altogether.

Because they are beyond Karma and beyond Rebirth, they can choose their own Rebirth. This is known as Reincarnation.

I hope that I've helped you understand quite an esoteric subject and it has become somewhat clearer in your Mind.

Profound Peace is extended..from a Buddhist....

Answer 2

What it is to be born again is found in Luke 11:24-26.
What it is to be reincarnated is found in Luke 17-31,
John 11:1-45, and John 12:1-3, Lazarus was reincarnated as was Jesus.
The rich man was born again as was John the Baptis.

Answer 3

rebirth is to coming back to life in the same body,while reincarnation is that your soul is haunted in other body

Answer 4

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 5

There are no similarities.

The re-birth Jesus talked about in John chapter 3 is when the human spirit, which died when it first sinned, is born again by the power of the Spirit of God, when the sinner admits he or she is a sinner and asks to be forgiven for their sins and receives the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Reincarnation is the teaching of many false religions that when a person dies, they are born back into this world as a higher or lower form of life depending on how they lived in their prior life.

So if you lived a good life as a simple girl, you might be born into a Royal Family somewhere.

If you lived a rotten life, you might come back as a pig.

The Hindu religon is one of those false religions.

Pastor Art

Answer 6

Two different ways of saying the same thing, mostly. Unless you mean 'reborn'.

Answer 7

one is spiritual and one is physical .. im not sure i get the question tho ..

Answer 8

none cuz we wont change to another person

Answer 9

none

Answer 10

same stupid superstition that is not even spriritually possible