AZJoe is offline AZJoe Post #11  May 22,2011, 8:06pm
AZJoe's Avatar

In and Out

Quick Study

Joined: May 2011

Posts: 143

See profile

Diana_P wrote :
Also, my knowledge of scripture is very limited. Is there anything in the Bible for or against reincarnation? I know Christ came back from the dead but I mean just regular people? Yea? Nay?
Christians completely reject a notion of reincarnation. We are "reborn" by water and spirit (baptism - where we die [drown like in the deluge] in Christ so we can be resurrected in Christ). But this is not a new soul or body. To man is appointed one life.
Hebrews:27-28 Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Apostolic Christians (Catholics & Orthodox) have always taught a sanctification process called "theosis" - were God's grace progressively advances the soul in the here-and-now toward perfection so that the soul may at the time is separates from the body (physical death) if found worthy may enter heaven and receive its crown. Again though, this is NOT reincarnation but rather a kind of metamorphosis the soul undergoes after it has been consecrated to God by baptism and the Holy Spirit does its work. In the original apostolic theology its a cooperative life long process of "sanctification" and preparation where the penalty of sin teaches man his weakness and he repents and overcomes and advances over one's whole life. After the 2nd judgement (we each have a personal judgement at death and all of humanity gets a 2nd judgement when the extent of all good and evil deeds runs its course) God reunites the soul with a perfected and glorified body (those already judged worthy of heaven). Those who failed to elect to love God and abandon His call to eternal glory are given to hell in both body and soul.
Last edited by AZJoe; May 22,2011 at 8:10pm.
 
  Reply With Quote
Reply
  • Page 2 of 2
  • 1
  • 2


« Does the ACT of 'creation ' take place in time? | Religion & Spirituality | What Version... and Why? »
Topic Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new topics
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Topics
Topic Topic Starter Board Replies Last Post
Busy or not ready? BadDater Ask a Dating Expert 11 November 7,2010 3:23pm
not ready angbell71 Ask a Dating Expert 10 November 2,2010 8:32pm
Answers to Wrong Questions melman Using eHarmony 68 December 28,2009 8:26pm
Wrong Answers to Questions flutefanatik Using eHarmony 12 December 23,2009 1:53pm
Why do we ask other people questions when we already know the answers? Emme Relationships 35 November 29,2009 6:44am

Looking for a Great Relationship?

Get started now. Fill out this form and take the questionnaire to receive your matches.

First Name:

I'm a:
seeking

Postal Code:

Country:

Email:

Confirm Email:

Password:


How did you hear about us?


Latest on our Dating Advice Discussion Boards

“ Excellent, thank you. I think I will leave out the first part, I think it is unnecessary information to give him. I'm not interested in putting myself out there like that and it might be a little ... ” –  generallyyou

Join the “Ending a friendship” discussion

“Alfred Hitchcock - 18 Steven Spielberg - 62 *notice what?” –  dmi

Join the “War of the Directors” discussion

“ I would be "certain people" :P The issue isn't a deal-breaker, but a very strong factor preference-wise, for me.” –  ThePriestess

Join the “How much does race play in your dating someone?” discussion

“Love Texas Hold'em!.. I'm thinking of trying another tournament this summer...not sure yet though.. Never entered a tournament before, outside of online ones. Personally I prefer to play with ... ” –  Freezepop

Join the “Favorite Card Game” discussion

“Make that 3! I also had a crush on Donny Osmond. I think I still have a record or two of his. Suzie ” –  legend29

Join the “Robin Gibbs Dead at 62...How Deep is Your Love?” discussion

“Oh, my revised profile can be seen in the forum in the section where you can ask for a profile review. Suzanne” –  SuzanneScorpio

Join the “Photo Review” discussion

“Just remember, everything that you are feeling and/or are capable of he is as well. If he wanted to reach you, he could. Right now he knows that you are hurting, and that this is not what you ... ” –  lynntlb78

Join the “Can I wait and move on at the same time?” discussion

“ Yohio. And the shortened form (Anya) is nice too.” –  ThePriestess

Join the “Where is Becky?!?” discussion



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 9:31am.

Discussion Boards Archive

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0