42 Reincarnation is a Biblical teaching

 

Many are objecting to the teaching on Reincarnation simply because they believe it is not in the Bible — We beg to disagree. In fact, this important teaching can be deduced or inferred from certain passages that have been largely ignored by those who are unable to satisfactorily explain the references. To further clarify, we would like to quote the following excerpt from ‘The New Age Movement’ an INNER QUEST study course, which, itself, was based in part on Catholic writings tracing the evolution of the catechetical teachings of the Catholic Church. 

"In 325, Emperor Constantine after being converted to the Faith called the first ecumenical council at Nicaea to settle questions of doctrine. This resulted in the adoption of the Nicene Creed, which later became the basis of all church doctrine from that day forward.

"It was here or, perhaps, in subsequent councils according to other authors that certain books were selected for inclusion in the "Authorized" Bible while others were banned and discredited.  It was here, also, that the teachings on Reincarnation and Karma were disauthorized. All references to such principles were then expunged from the sacred books and these teachings were henceforth suppressed and regarded as heretic.

"However, in the Bible itself even now, there are still veiled allusions to the Doctrine of Reincarnation which have survived the rewriting of the Scriptures. These can be seen in the references to Elijah returning in the flesh as John the Baptist and to Jesus, himself, before he became Jesus. In addition, there are the comments of Jesus’ disciples regarding the reasons why a man came to be born blind. And Karma is only the sowing and reaping mentioned by St. Paul. There are other passages which are just as elucidating to the earnest seeker.

"What Jesus himself taught, his so-called followers just a few hundred years after his death denied. Deciding that they know better than their Lord, the church leaders voted to drop reincarnation and karma from the catechetical teachings. However, the Truth will not be denied for long.

"More recently, these teachings have been reinstituted into Scripture through their inclusion in the Aquarian Gospel by Levi. Moreover, the Edgar Cayce files are replete with illustrative life readings. Arthur Ford contributes some interesting insights relating to prominent personalities who have only recently departed. Lobsang Rampa, the Lama, ably provides the rationale behind these principles. For the scientific-minded, Dr. Ian Stevenson through his 2,000 researched cases, Dr. Helen Wambach through her experiments in hypnotic regressions and many others have presented their own evidences in support of reincarnation. The books are in our stores."

We are hoping that this brief explanation will at least encourage you to conduct a more serious search for additional information and deeper truths. There is a promise in the Holy Bible: "Those who seek will find."