Originally posted by Saint
Can reincarnation be true? And Jesus is false ?
If reincarnation is true, why does it mean Jesus is false?
I don't get it.
Originally posted by Jenyar
The concept of reincarnation comes from the Hindu Vedas (scriptures). Your death is "sowed" into a next life, which is impregnated with your karma (good and bad deeds) and gives birth to your new life. "Salvation" comes by the realization of Godhood (moksha), and ultimate escape from the cycle of reincarnation.
The Bible states;
“The wages of sin is death and the gift of God is eternal life.”
In the first book, God commanded Adam not to eat from a certain tree, for he would surely die. Adam ate from the tree but went on to live for 900 odd years.
How do these 2 statements tie in with each other?
If Adam had not given in to temptation, according to God, he would still be alive today, but due to his disobedience he started to decay. So death, in this case is due to sin or disobedience. As soon as Adam sinned, the process of death kicked in. This means from the moment we are born (into sin) we are dying, not just at the point of extinction. If we die as a sinful person, then there is no question of going to heaven, and if our sins are not heinous or grotesque, then there is no justification of going to hell. So what happens to us? From both statements, we can understand that we are capable of living an eternal life, like God, but yet if we sin we die.
You say the “concept” of reincarnation comes from the “hindu” vedas. Whereas I agree that the science of reincarnation is found in the vedas, I cannot agree that the vedas are “hindu”. There is no mention of hinduism at all, in any of the vedic literatures or the puranas. Why? Because the term “hindu” is a very recent term by comparison, in fact it means the people of the river “Sind”, that's all, which when interpreted by the mohamadon invaders was pronounced “Hind”, as the Arabs did not pronounce the “s”.
The idea of going to heaven or hell, as put in the biblical texts, is non-different than the idea of reincarnation, if you act one way you go to heaven if you act another way you go to hell, this is a basic format of the journey of the soul, once its body is shed.
Even if reincarnation were true, it does not guarantee justice or progress. You are stuck with living this life.
What do you mean by this statement?
Love
Jan Ardena.