Reincarnation: Fact or fiction?

I'll try to address this question too - I didn't respond earlier b/c it seemed like a 'mocking' type question - not the type that really was looking for an answer.

Anyway, I'm not God, I can't tell you what happens to people under this or under that or different scenarios per se - all I can share with you is what Christ teaches, which applies to everyone alive right now.

I do know that not everyone will believe, thus not everyone will be saved. see (1) And not everyone will keep the faith or His commandments, and they will not be saved either... see (2) this includes some so called Christians as well as Muslims & jewish people and other people of all religions all over the world. That's all a part of God's plan and I can't speak for what He's planned and created - none of us can. We are the pot, He is the potter, and ultimately it's not up to us to know and understand everything like so many of us wish... see (3)

(1) - In Matthew 7 -- 24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

(2) - In Matthew 7 -- 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

(3) In Romans 9 -- 14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15For he says to Moses,

“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,

and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”f

16It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. 17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”g 18Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

19One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?” 20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’”h 21Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?

All we can do is just as I said before, accept Christ in your life, love Him and obey all of His commandments, He is faithful and true to His Word.

Do you really want everyone to trust their intuition versus an extrinsic absolute truth? Do you want psychos to trust their intuition? Will you be like the clappa guy when someone else's intuition is telling them to steal your spouse. What works as poetry doesn't alwasy pass the logic test.

The logic though is that as we are imperfect and make mistakes based on our understanding of how the world works, no one ever had a chance to knowingly make the "correct" choice.

If I believe in A and you believe in B, we both came to our conclusions because of what we've experienced. How would I know my choice was wrong if the logic that supports the correct choice is faulty to me?

To say that there is a punishment for those who are supposed to know better would contradict the whole idea of requiring faith to avoid punishment.

God's will would be to love others unconditionally forgive their trespasses. Seek to know Him.

But I can also tell you in Heaven the judgment we receive comes from ourselves and our own guilt and sadness over our failures. God loves us unconditionally.

1 - ? Are you saying God isn't going to do what Christ says He's going to do? Are you contradicting scripture?

2 - Exactly how can you tell us this - you in heaven right now? Or been there and talking from experience? And if so, did you get there with or without Christ's help? Just wondering.

You're debunking reincarnation with the bible? rofl

You might as well debunk it with Green Eggs and Ham. They're both silly fictions.

You're debunking reincarnation with the bible? rofl

You might as well debunk it with Green Eggs and Ham. They're both silly fictions.

um no, go back and actually read the thread. there is just as much non-biblical data as biblical.

If my words contradict scripture it is because when I died and went to Heaven, I was told something that contradicts scripture.

You merely have a version of what Christ said, written down by an imperfect human being which was revised by King James and only God knows who else. According to the Bible we are not suppose to make judgments based on hearsay.

I was a Christian when I died and went to Heaven and I still am, only now I am an unorthodox Christian. Because there is no hell.

Hell is an abscence of God and can only be experienced by getting lost in act of ego or through no attempt or a refusal to seek a relationship with Him.

Ego is satan the great deciever and serpent that rises up in all of us.

Sin is acting in ego and being jealous, vengeful, hateful, etc. It brings guilt which destroys us spiritually and physically.

Language changes by translation and over time. Privy, outhouse, bathroom, toilet. All the same thing.

Believe me or not, it's your choice. Judge me if you want, it doesn't matter. This is my testimony and other than God, I really don't care what others think about it.

I could lie to live up to others expectations of me, but wouldn't my life then be based on a lie? I have no desire or obligation to live up to any human beings expectations. I'm sorry this is all I got.

this thread couldnt be more of a chick flick even if it starred jennifer aniston...

I'm a dude and I love it! No chick-flick this thread, sorry you think so.

Again, the question I think you're asking is 'what about all those who never hear about Christ' or something along those lines. This is a hypothetical question that a human being can never know the answer to - I'm perfectly willing to trust sovereign God to do whatever is best if that hypothetical (and others like it) is ever a reality for someone. What's important though, is that it's not YOUR reality... YOU are hearing people tell YOU about Christ right now, so what are YOU going to do...? Worry about your own soul first (or not), God can handle all this other stuff you're bringing up.