sukie
February 13th, 2007, 4:39:56 PM
And demanding a "do over". Then I read this.
The Fallacy of Reincarnation Explored and Revealed
[/i]Reincarnation is a ancient teaching found rooted in several cultures claims each soul has many chances to get life right through the cycle of transmigration of the soul (reincarnation). This is in sharp contrast to the canonical teaching of a metamorphic resurrection. Today approximately 30 million Americans (one in four) believe in reincarnation. The word "reincarnation" literally means to "come again in the flesh." This teaching was given a strong advance within the early church through the teachings of Origen in 215 as his unchecked doctrine become entwined with pagan philosophy. The Second Council of Constantinople in 553 called by Emperor Justinian officially condemned his work. Gnostic revivalist are currently reviving his heresies slowly and methodically, with some measurable success.[/i]
(skipping the bible references)...
In addition to biblically refuting reincarnation, we must also point to some of the practical problems involved in the theory of reincarnation. For example, we must ask, why does one get punished (via "bad karma") for something he or she cannot remember having done in a previous life? Moreover, if the purpose of karma is to rid humanity of its selfish desires (as reincarnationists say), then why has there not been a noticeable improvement in human nature after all the millennia of reincarnations on earth? Reincarnation promotes that a limited number of souls were created "sometime" (or always existed) and that these souls travel from body to body. This would indicate that our infinite God was limited to creating only so many souls?
...more...
http://www.eternalpath.com/reincarnation.html
The Fallacy of Reincarnation Explored and Revealed
[/i]Reincarnation is a ancient teaching found rooted in several cultures claims each soul has many chances to get life right through the cycle of transmigration of the soul (reincarnation). This is in sharp contrast to the canonical teaching of a metamorphic resurrection. Today approximately 30 million Americans (one in four) believe in reincarnation. The word "reincarnation" literally means to "come again in the flesh." This teaching was given a strong advance within the early church through the teachings of Origen in 215 as his unchecked doctrine become entwined with pagan philosophy. The Second Council of Constantinople in 553 called by Emperor Justinian officially condemned his work. Gnostic revivalist are currently reviving his heresies slowly and methodically, with some measurable success.[/i]
(skipping the bible references)...
In addition to biblically refuting reincarnation, we must also point to some of the practical problems involved in the theory of reincarnation. For example, we must ask, why does one get punished (via "bad karma") for something he or she cannot remember having done in a previous life? Moreover, if the purpose of karma is to rid humanity of its selfish desires (as reincarnationists say), then why has there not been a noticeable improvement in human nature after all the millennia of reincarnations on earth? Reincarnation promotes that a limited number of souls were created "sometime" (or always existed) and that these souls travel from body to body. This would indicate that our infinite God was limited to creating only so many souls?
...more...
http://www.eternalpath.com/reincarnation.html