Are Christians Wrong About Reincarnation?

[wizanda]

Find it remarkable, that where as Jews believe in reincarnation (Gilgul), Christians do not; as Paul taught them:

Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Now that is commonly assumed to say 'You only live once'; yet we can clearly see it says 'die once', which is true in reincarnation as well.

Clearly Paul trained as a Pharisee, thus would know Jewish beliefs; thus have Christians got it wrong, when there are clear cases of reincarnation globally, where children are born with memories of past lifes, and people can be put into past life regression during hypnosis?

 

[wizanda]

It makes far more sense of Yeshua's speech, when we realize Jews always believed in reincarnation.

13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.

27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

So this is clear, the disciples and general population believed in reincarnation then...

It is said that the early church believed in reincarnation until 533 A.D, until the church decided to remove it.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

It is said that the early church believed in reincarnation until 533 A.D, until the church decided to remove it.

Why did they decide to remove it, do you know?

 

[Sultan Of Swing]

It is said that the early church believed in reincarnation until 533 A.D, until the church decided to remove it.

Source?

 

[wizanda]

Here is an article to answer those questions; yet there are lots more across the web.

 

[metis]

I was thinking that I would like to be a stud, but then I might find myself reincarnated in a snow-tire.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Why did they decide to remove it, do you know?

I think because it didn't fit with the simplistic duality of heaven and hell that the Church wanted to promote.

 

[Windwalker]

Source?

You should have qualified "reliable", or "scholarly" source.

 

[wizanda]

On looking around for articles, found a lot are defending there being no evidence for reincarnation in the early church; which is confusing if you consider the threads topic is that Jews always believed in it.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I think because it didn't fit with the simplistic duality of heaven and hell that the Church wanted to promote.

Ouch. I don't remember, though, in the Torah that mentions reincarnation. Was it mainly in the New Testament before they took it out?

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I don't remember, though, in the Torah that mentions reincarnation. Was it mainly in the New Testament before they took it out?

Sorry I'm not a Bible scholar but I have a friend who knows about this kind of thing and will ask when I next see him.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Sorry I'm not a Bible scholar but I have a friend who knows about this kind of thing and will ask when I next see him.

I was thinking of being a Biblical scholar at one time. Then I thought about the job market these days. /shrugs/

 

[Desert Snake]

I simply have no reason to believe 'past life hypnosis stories.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I simply have no reason to believe 'past life hypnosis stories.

They are about as convincing as "God" I suppose.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Then I thought about the job market these days. /shrugs/

Yes, it sounds like a very specialist niche!

 

[Desert Snake]

They are about as convincing as "God" I suppose.

Do you mean peoples stories about 'experiencing the all' or something? I generally don't read those. I do approach stories like that very skeptically.
If you mean the 'concept', 'God', it's sort of a different. Random comparison. Ok.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Do you mean peoples stories about 'experiencing the all' or something? I generally don't read those. I do approach stories like that very skeptically.

I think it's wise to be cautious about all these things, NDEs, past-life memories, but more generally all "spiritual" experiences including the ones that people to attribute to "God".

 

[Desert Snake]

I think it's wise to be cautious about all these things, NDEs, past-life memories, but more generally all "spiritual" experiences including the ones that people to attribute to "God".

Again, not sure what your point is. I never present the idea of 'God' as something that is 'provable', or even "makes sense" by preponderance of evidence to believe.

 

[Robert.Evans]

Find it remarkable, that where as Jews believe in reincarnation (Gilgul), Christians do not; as Paul taught them:
It is up to you miss ex-savage.

I did not think about your first name actually. It never occurred to me that he would not know it. So I don't know who he is on about. Okay! best forgot, I think. haha

Dinner is on now.

I am short of food this week. I did not work it out well. I will have to be careful that is for sure. It is not a problem, just a nuisance.

Now that is commonly assumed to say 'You only live once'; yet we can clearly see it says 'die once', which is true in reincarnation as well.

Clearly Paul trained as a Pharisee, thus would know Jewish beliefs; thus have Christians got it wrong, when there are clear cases of reincarnation globally, where children are born with memories of past lifes, and people can be put into past life regression during hypnosis?

That is clever. I think reincarnation is correct... you showed it yourself. Good!

 

[Ultimatum]

Find it remarkable, that where as Jews believe in reincarnation (Gilgul), Christians do not; as Paul taught them:
Now that is commonly assumed to say 'You only live once'; yet we can clearly see it says 'die once', which is true in reincarnation as well.

I don't understand the link. "You only die once" implies that you will not die again; the complete opposite as proposed by the baseless reincarnation belief.

Clearly Paul trained as a Pharisee, thus would know Jewish beliefs; thus have Christians got it wrong, when there are clear cases of reincarnation globally, where children are born with memories of past lifes, and people can be put into past life regression during hypnosis?

There are no clear cases of reincarnation globally. It seems to be that many people will always use the answer "God", "spiritual", or "afterlife" when humankind is faced with something we cannot currently explain.
Truly, if you are certain the causes of these unknown situations to be linked to something supernatural, would you be so kind to explain why you know? Perhaps give us some scientific proof? Do you really know?