Reincarnation for the Christian?
I strongly recommend the book "REINCARNATION FOR THE CHRISTIAN" by Quincy Howe Jr.
I don’t recommend it because I want or even care if others believe in reincarnation or NOT. I recommend it because it offers people of honest thought the chance to exercise their free thinking ability.
You may say "Hey Cliff, I already do that". But do you really or have you just bought into to what the Christian experts tell you is the correct history of Christianity.
According to Howe and many others there was quite the discussion going in the first five centuries about the possibility of reincarnation.
Origen of Alexandria was born around 184 AD and died in 253, probably as the direct result of his imprisonment & torture for his faith. He was a dedicated teacher,a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, and a strong believer in reincarnation.
You see like many since the early times of the church anyone who dared to have an original thought was persecuted and often put to death unless they fell in line with the accepted wisdom of the day.
Did you also know that during the first five centuries the predominant thought was universal salvation for all until the powers that be decided they needed a HELL to keep people in line.
There have been many thoughtful and honest christians of thought down through the centuries that believed in reincarnation but did not dare share their hearts out of fear.
What I like about this book is that Howe doesn’t try to prove anything. He just shares some of the thoughts of great men of our past that believed in reincarnation and why.
The day of closed minds ended with the internet. Now, anyone who really wants to investigate the questions of their heart can do so without feeling the fear that comes with doubting the status quo.
Allow me to quote a few words from the back cover of this interesting book:
Can one believe in the concept of reincarnation and remain a Christian. The answer according to Dr Howe (a christian scholar) is: ABSOLUTELY!
To back up his claim, Dr. Howe cites chapter and verse from the bible that clearly indicates an understanding and acceptance of the rebirth theory.
Dr. Quincy Howe, Jr. is a graduate of Harvard, Columbia and Princeton Universities. He received his Ph.D. while at Princeton.
All I want people who read this post to do is to realize that we have all been lied to over and over through the centuries by those who would force us to believe or be lost. God gave all of us wonderful minds and hearts to help us find our way, and I don’t think He ever intended for a only a few to make all the decisions on matters of FAITH.
I’m sure many Christians out there will say that they now have the liberty to really speak their mind in church, and I really hope that is becoming more true, but I still think we have a long way to go.
I do have great hope for the future of open minded Christians because with the age of the internet there will be NO going back to the dark ages where only a few decide what we should believe.
If you don’t believe in reincarnation now, don’t worry about it, YOU WILL BELIEVE IN IT IN THE NEXT LIFE………ha ha
