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Having been recently asked if I beleive in reincarnation, this was my answer. 3 points related to my opinion.


1. When I was a child my mother and father would not be together except on the rarest of occasions where we would go to another town. (Long story) When I was about 4 my mother and I met my dad in another town and as we walked down the street, not knowing any better, I grabbed my fathers hand on one side and my mother's on the other. This was probably the first, last and only time I walked with my parents like that. I was so happy to have this double parent connection that I decided I wanted icecream to celebrate and said so. My mother said there probably wasn't an ice cream place anywhere nearby. I said, yes there is, there is one right around the corner across from the feed store. Both parents laughed at me. We had never been here before but I didn't know that as it was as familiar to me as my own town by that age. Sure enough we got to the corner and there it was just like I saw it.  - This started my experiences of knowing places before I had visited before.


2. One time I was praying about my grandmother and grandfather saying how much I missed them. It was shown to me that I need not miss them that they had come back as my son and daugther and things I never realized before became clear. Like, my grandmother died from a blood clot traveling from her leg after her cast came off. My daughter's foot was turned inward when she was born requiring physical therapy to correct it. My grandmother loved to knit and crochet. Neither my mom or I did - yet my little daughter immediately had wanted to learn knitting and was able to turn out amazing things from her first attempt. My son came into the world being a natural fisherman when no one else was and from his first time to fish he knew the use of bait and tackle instinctively and would catch fish when no one else could, just like my grandfather. He also became attached to the first baseball style cap we ever bought him and would not take it off for anything except to swim. My grandfather would never be seen without his cap. There was an immediate annimosity between my son and daughter - just as there was one between my grandmother and grandfather. (There were more similarities and these are but a few examples.)


3 From the bible - In Luke 18 & 19 - 18And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?" 19They answered and said, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again."…


"He replied, 'The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance.'" (Matthew 13:11-12)


"I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness - the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:25-27)


"Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed." (1 Corinthians 15:51)


"And the disciples asked him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'


"But he answered them and said, 'Elijah indeed is to come and will restore all things. But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also shall the Son of Man suffer at their hand.'


"Then the disciples understood that he had spoken of John the Baptist." (Matthew 17:10-13)
"For all the prophets and the law have prophesied until John. And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was to come." (Matthew 11:13-14)


"After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus ...


"As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.


 "They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what 'rising from the dead' meant.


 "And they asked him, 'Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?'


 "Jesus replied, 'To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things.'


 "Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?"


"But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him." (Mark 9:9-13)


"This is the one ... there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist ... And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. He who has ears, let him hear." (Matthew 11:11-15)


And there are others referencing John and Elijah - Also I think it is in Daniel that God told him he knew him before he was in his mother's womb.


More verses : "I tell you a truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." (John 3:3)


"He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created." (James 1:18)


"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ..." (1 Peter 1:3)


"If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him." (1 John 2:29)


"Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." (1 John 4:7)


"We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death." (1 John 3:14)


"But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." (John 20:31)


"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?'" (John 11:23-26)


"Jesus replied, 'The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection. But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive." (Luke 20:27-38)


 


---- My opinion is I can't say that I know for sure, but I believe it is very likely that reincarnation is the chance for the soul to advance. Energy never dies - we are all energy.


 


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Linda Mihalic
Bravo!
  • November 25, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Thanks Linda!!!
  • November 26, 2015
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CuzMike
In which lifetime would I need to accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour?
How would I respond if I were to tell someone that they needed the blood sacrifice of Jesus to be saved and they were to tell me "no, I already did that in a past lifetime" or " no, I'm going to wait till my next life?
  • November 25, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
As mentioned, I can't know this or anything for sure, none of it. But I would guess, all of them. And if you don't believe in that then THIS ONE. I would never answer any question about this with any surety one way or the other. I also couldn't say no it definitely doesn't exist. I don't do "what if...
  • November 26, 2015
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CuzMike
How about sticking to real scripture as I posted to Marge below? If a person can't know that for sure then we might as well throw the whole of scripture out the window and simply believe what ever strikes our fancy.
  • November 26, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Are you saying what I posted isn't REAL scripture?
  • November 26, 2015
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CuzMike
No, what I'm saying is if you don't want to venture into answering hypothetical questions then we judge the topic by scripture only.
  • November 26, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Gotcha - sorry I was so tired that night - I took you wrong. All I am saying is, I find scripture on both sides of the argument. The most compelling to me is when Jesus asked who do they say I am.
  • November 27, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
The scripture only serves to show that reincarnation was a belief among some at the time. Not understanding that the life force of each individul continues on with the same identity and each step in development was a each single step was a single developmental step to see if they will follow the dir...
  • November 27, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Gotcha - Thanks. But I believe this is but one opinion of what Jesus did or intended because none of us were there to know for sure why he responded as he did, or if this account is 100 percent accurate. I could not swear I knew this or any other interpretation was exactly the way it should be inter...
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Johnny Rudick
Right.
There are many interpretations. Which is why we must study the Scriptures daily. Matthew 22:29. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

John 5:39. Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which tes...
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Johnny Rudick
Read carefully as I did not explain very well. Mind too full of food.
I could most likely answer each Scripture point by point but as usual with this type of thing, the reply has to be at least 30 times longer then the first point made. CuzMike asked a very good question which I believe embodies all ...
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Johnny Rudick
Thank you.
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Linda Mihalic
If someone denied Jesus by saying those things, then their former "acceptance" meant nothing.
  • November 26, 2015
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CuzMike
If someone denies Jesus then he will deny them.
  • November 26, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
I think that is what Linda was getting at. I am one who believes a person can be fooled into thinking they are "Saved" and yet not be really. Which is why they can later deny Jesus and "lose" their Salvation. (which they never really had to begin with)
Matthew 13:
5 Some fell on rocky places, where ...
  • November 26, 2015
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Marge Pauls
Every lifetime. Isn't it wonderful that you keep on getting forgiven when you do? And for the laggards, well they made a choice, didn't they? They'll get it eventually. Sooner or later,every knee shall bow to the King of Kings...
  • November 25, 2015
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CuzMike
Hmmmm.... Marge it looks to me like according to the writer of Hebrews that's not the way it works.

Hebrews 6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the pow...
  • November 26, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Hebrews - in one respect I think this, it's old testament. Jesus came to fulfill the law and that he did. Everything changed from his life and death forward. Love God and love your neighbor sums up the whole of the law.
  • November 26, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
Actually it (Hebrews) is Paul's letter to the House of Israel and is part of the New Testament.
The rest of his letters he was writing to Gentile churches but to the Israelite's he took a whole different approach as they were still waiting for Him who had arrived already.
For that reason he argued fr...
  • November 26, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Good grief! Let me explain my answer. I had worked for 20 hours on coding and was burnt out to the core. I should have not even tried to answer anything on here that night. I have read the bible front to back somewhere between 20 and 30 times. I even taught a youth church class for years! I know Heb...
  • November 27, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
Many "scholars" eroneisly believe that Pauls letter to the Hebrews was not written by Paul because they point out that style and content was different then Pauls other letters. They do error not taking into consideration that Israel needed a different message then the Gentiles who were not pre-dispo...
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Wanda Hope Carter
Good points thanks.
  • November 30, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
But this is my final comment at least tonight. I am pretty sure over these many years I've expressed this repeatedly. I hate arguing scripture and pretty much refuse to do it. I grew up around it and watched it tear people apart and it never changed one mind that I know of as everyone clung to their...
  • November 26, 2015
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CuzMike
I don't get it. You post a blog about reincarnation and now you say you don't want to discuss it. Despite what you mentioned it sounds to me like you are wanting to remain static, especially if scripture doesn't fit what you believe.
  • November 26, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
First, to make this shorter, please see my reply to Johnny. I was burnt out that night. I didn't mean I don't want to discuss it. I just hate arguing scriptures - it is a never ending battle. I'm not sure of any of it. I am open after reading the bible many times.  What I was trying to show with thi...
  • November 27, 2015
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CuzMike
Thank you for that. I should have realized that you had a dozen or more things on your mind. My bad. Will you forgive me.
Love you my friend....
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Johnny Rudick
True. In studying the Scriptures I must include prayer and pondering comparing Scripture with Scripture.
I see you are a student of bible history. May I add a few things to chase down?
Yes, any comparing of translations today it is easy to see that Scripture is added and taken away and changed as wel...
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
Wescott and Hort... they may actually have been Jesuits, sent by the Black Pope to destroy the faith of those in the English (protestant) Church.
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Johnny Rudick
You are correct.
Wescott (not sure about Hort) was also a follower if Madam Blavatsky's Ghostly Guild, a later influencer of Hitler and his merry men.
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
Blavatsky again... that old bat sure gets around.
  • November 28, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
I agree with this comment you made. "Energy never dies - we are all energy."
Great call on that.
So many who should know that have not figured that out yet.
Do not allow yourself to get discouraged. Keep going.
I can see how you could come to those conclusions.

Do not quit asking questions.
Everyone ha...
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Wanda Hope Carter
I know it is a journey and I've been on many steps of this path that were in quite different places than I am now. I will never stop questioning. I'm in awe of the mystery. Thanks Johnny.
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
No, as previously stated elsewhere. What we "think", or "feel" does not matter in the slightest bit in this thing.
Either the Bible is correct, or we might as well throw it out the window and start acting like democrats.
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Wanda Hope Carter
lol That's funny - But don't you trust the Holy Spirit to guide you? Isn't that guidance known by a feeling?
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
I wouldn't know. I see no visions, hear no voices, and "feelings" are what is now driving this country into the ground.
I am a man, and prefer to remain analytical to the best of my ability.
  • November 27, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
I guess that is why we have more instruction to "study" rather then to "trust your heart"?
Although we are instructed;
1 Corinthians 2:12. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13. Which thi...
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
That is where I'm at... judging myself, my actions and thoughts...
For instance;
It is easy for me, as a man of war, to want to go to battle with the invaders now being imported into this country... but I can not; Murder is NOT allowed! Period.
Although my "feelings" direct me to attack, God has said "...
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Johnny Rudick
Yeah.
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Johnny Rudick
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

It is very important when trying to understand, figure out Who is doing the talking?
Who is being talked to?
What is the subject matter?
When is this going on?
Is this und...
  • November 26, 2015
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
I believe Peter also went to the gentiles, if memory severs. A centurion and his family and friends all received the annotating of the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues.
  • November 27, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
That was part of the problem in the beginning. Peter was still operating under the direction given them by Jesus.
There is no way I can make this short, but I shall "hop, skip and jump" through this as quick as I can and still attempt to get my message through.
Matthew 10:5. These twelve Jesus sent f...
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
Well spoken, John.
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Shy Girl
Yes. To answer you simply! lol I believe in it.
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Wanda Hope Carter
lol thanks for that simple answer!
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Janice  Vicks
I read and thought about every thing including the scriptures. I grew up believing we have one life to live and then my nephew Jackie was born telling his mother about things he couldn't possibly have known starting when he was about three. He became interested in History when he started to school a...
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Johnny Rudick
I believe most of this can be answered/explained in Scripture and keep it consistent with the rule rather then the exception, with our being naturally born once and then the judgement as the Scripture dictates.
If Wanda is correct about the life force being forever. (and I believe she is.)wouldn't it...
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Wanda Hope Carter
Interesting theory thanks for sharing it. "If Wanda is correct about the life force being forever. (and I believe she is.)wouldn't it seem logical that if they existed, lets say as "spirits", ["Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I...
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Janice  Vicks
For a minute there I thought you were talking to yourself. LOL I see, you quoted him now.
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
Take care for your doctrine and dogma. Beware not to follow the legends of men.
  • November 28, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
What I meant here by "naturally born once and then the judgement as the Scripture dictates."

I refer to the phrase, ". . .Ye must be born again . . " (John 3:all), Which Wanda quoted earlier. Here Jesus speaks of the natural birth and then He speaks of a "Spiritual" birth. First the natural birth an...
  • November 28, 2015
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Randall Covey, Russian Hacker
Again, well done.
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