is it a sin for a christian  to believe in karma or believe in re-born and bext life?
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a sin is something (a belief or action) that seperates us from God. the Bible, which is Gods word, teaches that people are not reborn and that there is a heaven and a hell. believing otherwise is contradictory to what God has told us, so that would seperate us from him. so yes.
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uh oh, after reading these answers I am concerend becuase I am Christian, I am saved, I accept the Lord as my Savior....and I beleive in reincarnation. I know my soul is old becuase I have memories of past lives WAY too accurate on details and I have NEVER had history on them.  I beleive we are sent back to settle things, finish things and to learn.
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Although I was raised as a christian, I am sometimes ashamed of those who represent it falsely. I have also studied Hinduism and many of the teachings match the Essenes Christians which I have found to have the truth. \n\nThe early Essene Christians also believed in reincarnation as did the Jewish mystics and Gnostics.\n\nAn early Jewish teaching said that God (Jehovah) will pluck us up and replant us many times to help us achieve perfection.\n\nWhen Jesus disciples and other followers implied that he was David (reincarnated) ... he did not deny it.\n\nI wish that we Christians had the peaceful history that you Hindus have. Our history from the crusaders to George Bush shows us to be a very bloody and violent religion.\n\nI also wish that we Christian were as open minded about sexuality as the Hindus. We and the Muslims will almost kill if we see a homosexual.\n\nThat leaves us with your cast system...It really is not right and fortunately your people have began to realize this. \n\nOur Christianity, on the other hand is fast becoming a cast system due to the capitalist here. We place those that are industrious  on a pedestal while we frown on those that are poor or unable to work.  Our aged is locked out of everyone's way rather than respected and honored. Our mentally disabled are not treated as other disabilities. In many ways we have done worse than your cast system.\n\nJesus said, "Let he with out sin cast the first stone".  This one from the Christian religion will not cast stones.  In many ways I admire you.
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well a sin is a sin, but you can always go to god for penance he will forgive you :]
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I don't call it "karma," but I definately believe in "sowing time and harvest time." When we plant seeds of ill will, gossip, strife, hatred, etc that is what will "come back to us" or what we will harvest. When you plant seeds of goodness, kindness, generosity, etc that is what you will harvest. It's a spiritual law and is every bit as real as the law of gravity!\n\nThe second question, "What are we paying for in this life?" That is a whole different issue. We don't have to pay. I wish people would understand this . . . because God has so much he wants to give us if we will really turn to him and depend on him. Most people get too caught up in other things including busyness, ego, other distractions. But when you get to the point in your life when you are ready to move toward Truth and giving your life back to God . . . that's when you really arrive.
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no if u r a real christian then u would know that being a christian means accepting christ as your lord and savior and trying your best to be christ like and you will be saved as long as u truly repent. If you are a christian, then you shall not go to hell. The Bible teaches us that only those who have not been saved and have not accepted christ as our lord and savior will be doomed to eternal damnation
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Hi, sweetie. I am a born again Christian. At least I try to be. I am truly sorry that other Christians have not been quite the Christian. In being a Christian, we all have to understand that we are not  perfect and that we can only strive for perfection. \n\nMany people don't believe in God and that is their personal right. As for my right, I would rather believe and be wrong than not believe and be wrong. \n\nWhether you believe or not, just know that Jesus does love you and He died for us all. He was scorned for sitting with the publicans and sinners. He didn't judge you and neither will I.
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Being Christian unfortunately does not stop you from being sinful.  I think just tryint to live the life you want to have, but also being a good example to others is enough.\n\nEveryone is sinful, Christian or not, that is why Jesus died on the cross!
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a born again Christian is just a term that people use as an illustration. the picture they are trying to represent is that when you accept Jesus as your Lord and savior, you make a commitment ot try and follow Him as much as possible, so in a sense you are "dying" as a sinner without forgiveness, and being "born again" as a new believer that should try to live a different (better) life, because you have realized how much God did for you.
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of course.\ni'm an Indian who believes in karma and rebirth
200224
Not all Christians believe that. I am a christian and I personally believe that god will not punish those who were not taught correctly. Not saying that what I believe it the Correct thing from one religion to another, but it is what I believe. But I do believe that if you are taught about god, and what is right and wrong and you chose to disobey him then you might not end up in heaven. I believe that god is forgiving, and not judgmental to those that know no better.
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Awesome! I respect you, alot, because of this statement. I agree that God should not be brought into alot of things. Alot of these people make such statements blindly as they've yet to receive any ACTUAL experience in the type of situation of which the person you're talking to has gone through, but they feel it necessary to enforce (selfishly, I might add.) that they are a Christian and that by saying this they gain points with God. It doesnt. Why would god want to enstill so much trauma on a person? Common sense doesnt react well with fear, and in this case it is the fear that God is abit shakey about their loyalty to him (Which if they were a true Christian then they would probably come to the conclusion that as long as you build good karma selflessly, then their diety would be happy.).\n\nNow the subject about people preaching their beliefs and then sinning out their asses, I believe you're right. In the Bible, it says that God'll cleanse your sins (NOTE: I am an Athiest and do not believe this, but this is for the sake of argument) but that doesnt mean you should rack up as much negative points while you can. A quote from an AWESOME Scream Christian Band (Hardcore True Christians, mind you.)-\n\n"...Christ is not a Fashion..." - Memphis Will Be Layed To Waste by Norma Jean.
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Hello lulu.. :)\n\nThe Answer is NO..\n\nWe are all born with sin in our lives and we cannot blame anyone for our actions..but ourselves..\n\nI used to blame others, my mother, father and others on my life while I growing up..my father was a drunk, and my mother physically abused me as a little child..I never heard about Love and forgiveness..that was not in our home.. :(\n\nLater in life I became a  druggie, and a child abuser..so was it my fault or my parents, or because I was born evil..\n\nIf any of those were the case, my life would not have done a 360% turn..\n\nInstead of hate, there is Love..instead of anger, there is forgiveness..instead of doubt, there is faith..where there used to be Me first, there is now wanting to help others and put their needs first..\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ..
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Your aatma (that's how I spell it) or soul takes many forms. In one life you could be a tree, an insect in the next... and so on.  \n\nI believe in the theory of Karma: What goes around comes around. you naturally pay for any action sooner or later. If it is an evil deed, you suffer in the form of stress, negative vibes in your family affecting members' health... etc. \n\nThis can be explained in the following way: by doing evil, you spread it: somebody else who got caught in the ripple effect of your evil will spread it further, and so on, and eventually you will suffer too. \nIn this way, you have to pay for it in this birth or the next one. \n\nYou may say that the innocent will get caught in the ripple effect too, so why talk about the sinners getting punished? You see, that is the reason why we should prevent evil and not be mere observers. Just because we are not doing anything evil does not make us saints... we should all strive to make this world a better place, just as Gandhiji said. That way we will be able to slow down the ripple effect of evil by starting more and more ripple effects of good. \n\nAccording to the theory of reincarnation, your soul remains intact while you change bodily forms, all the while reaping the fruits of your past actions. \n\nIt's a simple theory of cause and effect.
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I believe in Jesus and I believe that he is my savior and by believing in him I will go to heaven someday BUT I do also believe that Jesus is loving and if we live our lives in his image (help others, be a good person) then he will not send you to hell.   I can't imagine Jesus kicking a Jewish woman who was a good mother, loving wife and a teacher (like him) out of heaven and send her to hell because she did not believe he was the son of God.  I don't know. Maybe that makes me a bad Christian but I think what you do in this life should hold some weight.  Then all of us can be liars, steal or do whatever just because we believe Jesus died for our sins.  That doesn't make sense to me.  I think Jesus wants to do good in this life too.  Just my opinion.
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I believe in Christianity and unpopular as it is, I believe if you do not believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior you are condemning your self to eternal damnation.  It's your choice, but don't complain about the consequences, when you make the choice.  And yes, if you sign a contract that binds your beliefs and your soul to anything other than God, you are in effect signing a contract with the devil
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Yes, I definitely believe in God the Father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit. I believe that if you receive Jesus into your heart and live for God you will return to God when you die. The Bible says if you believe in your heart and confess with your tongue that Jesus is Lord you shall be saved. Every person must be born again. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, for the wages of sin is death but the gift of GOd is eternal life through CHrist Jesus. For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.