There are many people who believe in ghosts from every walk of life and every religious background. There are Christians,Pagans,Wiccans,Witches,etc... you name it! I find it odd in a way, but that's a personal thing. If one believes in ghosts, I would assume that same person believes in life after death. Can we agree on this?
For one to believe in ghosts - and accept the fact that there is, indeed, life after death - wouldn't that make that same person a Christian? Allow me to elaborate, as ignorant as I may seem...
Some people believe in new age beliefs such as reincarnation. For reincarnation to be true, one could not dwell on the earth in spirit form. That soul would immediately be 'reincarnated' into a new life form after death. So, how could a new age follower believe in ghosts?
Again, if the new age follower honestly believed in ghosts, then that person would be subject to ridicule due to the fact that reincarnation (as a new age belief) would be invalid, or falsified by their belief in ghosts. If one believes in ghosts, wouldn't that person also be somewhat of a Christian as well? Only Christianity tells us that we have ONE life and ONE death. Reincarnation states that life within our bodies just goes on and on until we reach perfection in our souls. I find it strange that so many ghost enthusiasts come from so many various religious backgrounds.
Maybe there are people who simply think it's "cool" to be different. I am a Christian - and I approve this message.
4 comments:
"For reincarnation to be true, one could not dwell on the earth in spirit form. That soul would immediately be 'reincarnated' into a new life form after death."
Not necessarily.
Many pople belive there are circumstances where individuals are so devoted to their current life (or the death was unexpected) that they are unable or unwilling to let go.
A "soul", if you like to call it, may linger as little as a few days much as a few millenia. Time is irrelevent to the deceased.
This belief is thousands of years old. And some of it is culturally ingrained.
Reincarnation, however, is a Buddhist teaching. It is also a part of Jainism, and Hindusim.
All three religions have traditions that detail what happens to a "soul" after death. And they have somewhat similar beliefs on the matter.
All three religions predate Christianity and modern Paganism by centuries.
Simply to believe in life after death does not make someone a Christian. No one is a true Christian unless they believe and follow the teaching of Jesus Christ....thus a CHRISTian. Religion is the devil's playground, breeding division, dissention and confusion amongst Gods children. I am a Christian, but not a religious one.
I agree strongly with the persons comment above me. and secondly we don't really have an idea of what happens after death. Maybe we have the choice to stay in an eternal limbo, or take the judgment day. I dont know and niether does anyone else. Death is a mystery and an adventure you have to expirience to understand.
Ok I have some odd beliefs that I mostly keep to myself, but I would like to state one of them for you all here. Most People believe in some kind of 'higher' power, (in every religion there is one of some sort, I know I have studied most of the religions out there) So there for we all (those of us religious) believe that there is someone above us, something greater to strive for and in doing so we all contemplate death, even some people who I have met who say they believe in 'nothing' Most people on this planet think something specific about death and life after it. But shouldn't what really counts is not what we think specifically, but that we all go through the same motions and arrive at a conclusion. We are all people and all live and die, So what should anything beyond that matter when there is something in it that can bring us together for the small amount of time we have here?? I truly believe that no one is wrong and that we all are wrong. How can we possibly be right when we are not perfection but instead in pursuit of it??
Thoughts and Opinions are welcome,
Nyte
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