God is all powerful and all knowing. Those with faith in God
agree on this. So is it out of the realm of possibility that God can
allow for reincarnation? Let's discuss.
What is reincarnation?: This is the religious concept that a
person who passes away can be reborn again in a new body. Typically, the
individual will not have memories of their past life, but aspects of one's past
life can show through, such as a similar personality, body type and possibly
personality, talent and physical attributes. Some places have
reincarnation of the individual being reborn for the sake of proving themselves
worthy of the next life after failing in the previous one. In some cases,
the reincarnated can be reborn as animals as well, or even spirits.
However, the premise remains the same, you die and are then reborn.
Can God cause someone to be reincarnated?:
Seeing as God is
all powerful and mighty, this is a possibility. God could use
reincarnation as a tool to further test his children who have yet to prove
themselves worthy, or even sending them back for just a single moment in time
to save a person from themselves. It may even be used as a punishment as
well rather than sending someone to hell. Imagine the worst people in
history being reborn as slugs just to be stepped on. Some faiths don't
believe animals have souls, or that at the moment of death the person’s soul is
taken from their body. Now imagine this, what if as the harshest
punishment imaginable, that as the one soul is extracted, the soul of an evil
person is inserted long enough to experience pain and suffering equal to what
they caused on earth. So going from God being all powerful this is all
possible.
Another way to look at it: Baptism actually has to do with
being reborn. It is not the forgiveness of original sin, but the rebirth
of the individual into the Christian faith. So this cleansing can take
the form of reincarnation? Perhaps, while we cannot know for sure, this
definitely implies the possibility.
Conclusion: Does any of this prove God can
reincarnate people or has done so? No. However, it is a fun
thought exercise to know that God may be capable of sending us somewhere else
other than hell. Enjoy pondering my readers on the question of
reincarnation.
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