Is the belief in reincarnation or otherkin really a sin?

[Josh2010]

Is the belief in reincarnation or otherkin really a sin?

I have seen this discussion many times in recent months and it left me puzzled about my identity as a Christian and human being.

I believe we were made in god's image, but then why do so many feel out of place with their humanity?

 

[Josh2010]

Why do you think you ought to be able to exist in whatever image, or identity, that you like?

I don't know why exactly...It's just a lot of the things in the world of fiction, like anthropomorphic animals, are fun and relatable. I know it is straying from the bible though.

Free will is something that the bible teaches?

 

[Tenchi]

I don't know why exactly...It's just a lot of the things in the world of fiction, like anthropomorphic animals, are fun and relatable. I know it is straying from the bible though.

Free will is something that the bible teaches?

I get it. I've enjoyed many movies and books involving human-esque animals and objects. For me, it all started with C.S. Lewis's Narnia series, which I began to read when I was about eight years old.

I don't know that imagining animals, or teapots, with human characteristics is "straying from the Bible." God's given us an imagination for a reason, right? The problem is desiring to be a lesser thing than God intends we should be.

Yes, the Bible indicates that we have freedom of the will - to a point. We don't get to choose many things about our existence, but God's word does reveal that we have, at times, genuinely free choices to make. As we make free choices, though, our choices accumulate in such a way that they limit future choices. You see, we often choose along a certain line, over and over, and as a result become unable to choose differently in those lines. Think of the drug, or porn, or gambling addict. They didn't start out as addicts, but as a consequence of repeated choices to do drugs, or look at porn, or gamble, they became increasingly incapable of not doing these things, an addict.

 

[Josh2010]

I get it. I've enjoyed many movies and books involving human-esque animals and objects. For me, it all started with C.S. Lewis's Narnia series, which I began to read when I was about eight years old.

I don't know that imagining animals, or teapots, with human characteristics is "straying from the Bible." God's given us an imagination for a reason, right? The problem is desiring to be a lesser thing than God intends we should be.

Yes, the Bible indicates that we have freedom of the will - to a point. We don't get to choose many things about our existence, but God's word does reveal that we have, at times, genuinely free choices to make. As we make free choices, though, our choices accumulate in such a way that they limit future choices. You see, we often choose along a certain line, over and over, and as a result become unable to choose differently in those lines. Think of the drug, or porn, or gambling addict. They didn't start out as addicts, but as a consequence of repeated choices to do drugs, or look at porn, or gamble, they became increasingly incapable of not doing these things, an addict.

Yes, I understand that a lot better now. I was told by various Christians that the furry fandom is a form of escapism for some (not all) in an unhealthy way.

I don't want to be part of something that takes me away from my connection with God.

 

[Tenchi]

Yes, I understand that a lot better now. I was told by various Christians that the furry fandom is a form of escapism for some (not all) in an unhealthy way.

Well, it can certainly become a very unhealthy thing. And, for some, it has.

I don't want to be part of something that takes me away from my connection with God.

A very wise attitude to hold.

 

[Josh2010]

Well, it can certainly become a very unhealthy thing. And, for some, it has.



A very wise attitude to hold.

Thankfully, I never took it too seriously, to the point where I started to believe in the "animal spirit" thing as some have brought up.

There has been a lot of mockery though certain people which doesn't help when finding God.

 

[Mr. G Lee]

Hey All,
The word "Reincarnation" is never mentioned in Scripture Josh2010. This, however, is Paul's description of life after death.

2 Corinthians 5:7-8 (For we walk by faith, not by sight
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

So if the Bible says how it is, and the world says something different, but you believe the world's lie, is it a sin? I believe it is.

Let me explain. Reincarnation changes one's walk. I don't have to worry about sin anymore because whatever I mess up, I will just do better next time. This is very different than caring about sin because I am in a relationship with God. When I sin it hurts my heavenly Father. So I consciously try to not sin. I hope this helps. Keep walking everybody. May God bless,
Taz

Reincarnation has to do with the flesh. ( carnal) .

Our new bodies will not be made up of corrupted dying rudiments of this world . . that God corrupted most likely the 3rd day. The whole creation plants and animal awaits the new creation new rudiments

In that way corrupted flesh gives birth dying flesh and the Spirit of God the Spirt of life gives us new born again with the promise of a incorruptible new bodies in the new heavens and earth.

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Jesus said to marvel not but rather believe the word

1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

 

[DJT_47]

Is the belief in reincarnation or otherkin really a sin?

I have seen this discussion many times in recent months and it left me puzzled about my identity as a Christian and human being.

I believe we were made in god's image, but then why do so many feel out of place with their humanity?

Not a sin, but just unscriptural, unwise, and basically dumb.

 

[Tenchi]

Thankfully, I never took it too seriously, to the point where I started to believe in the "animal spirit" thing as some have brought up.

Glad to hear it! Isn't it...interesting how a departure from what God intends can seem at the beginning so harmless, even cute, but if it is indulged, becomes pathological and an imprisoning delusion. God's way really is the best way; He made us for a far higher state of being than that of a dog, cat, rabbit or wolf, however cute.

There has been a lot of mockery though certain people which doesn't help when finding God.

There is a degradation that happens, a lowering of oneself, into delusion; never is one elevated by embracing fantasy and trying to live in it. When others observe the degradation of delusion, it can have a comic quality to it that prompts mockery, but, at bottom, the delusion they find funny is actually an expression of a serious confusion about, or loss of, identity. This is always the result of turning from God who gives to us our proper identity, who tells us what we were made for and how best to live. If one turns from God, who is the Ground of All Reality and Truth, one can only turn to unreality, falsehood and delusion. It's all that's left. But the end of these things is despair, destruction and death, God promises. And so, the girl wearing cat ears and a tail everywhere she goes, wishing constantly she were really a cat, isn't funny, really, but a person demonstrating how confused about reality and truth, about herself, she is.

 

[Josef]

Hey All,
I believe reincarnation is a sin. It denies the truth. Sin has consequences. If a person dies in their sin, the consequences are eternal. In a nutshell, that is what the Bible teaches.

.Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Reincarnation nullifies the consequences of sin. If you think about it, reincarnation also nullifies the gift of God. Reincarnation is a lie.
Keep walking everybody. May God bless,
Taz

 

[Josef]

Hey All,
"One thing that gets me though is why we are not really able to exist in the image or identity that we want." quote from Josh2010

God made you unique. Out of the 8,000,000,000 people on the planet, there is only 1 of you. To a degree you can change the way you look. You can also change the inside; who you are.
What you project to others is what is projected back to you. Smile and people smile back. Be kind. Be curtious. Open the door for someone. Give them your bus seat. These are such small gestures. But you would be amazed at how much they make someone feel special. You just blessed their day and all you did was hold a door open. Try it. Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz

 

[Maria1217]

Is the belief in reincarnation or otherkin really a sin?

I have seen this discussion many times in recent months and it left me puzzled about my identity as a Christian and human being.

I believe we were made in god's image, but then why do so many feel out of place with their humanity?

What does feeling out of place with one’s humanity mean? Can you give an example?

The answer to your first question is yes, believing in reincarnation is a sin because reincarnation doesn’t happen. God gives us only one life to live on this earth, and after this comes to judgment and eternity.

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

Hey All,
The word "Reincarnation" is never mentioned in Scripture Josh2010. This, however, is Paul's description of life after death.

"Reincarnation" is debunked by the rapid population growth after WWII, world population has tripled from 1950 to 2000, from whom did these extra people reincarnate?

 

[Josh2010]

What does feeling out of place with one’s humanity mean? Can you give an example?

The answer to your first question is yes, believing in reincarnation is a sin because reincarnation doesn’t happen. God gives us only one life to live on this earth, and after this comes to judgment and eternity.

It can be resentment of your humanity, wishing to be something or somewhere else.

The idea of reincarnation bothers me quite a lot though. I thought about a lot of this since I first created this post and I have been feeling a lot better about my lif since then.

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

It can be resentment of your humanity, wishing to be something or somewhere else.

The idea of reincarnation bothers me quite a lot though. I thought about a lot of this since I first created this post and I have been feeling a lot better about my lif since then.

There is resurrection, but not reincarnation.

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

It can be resentment of your humanity, wishing to be something or somewhere else.

The idea of reincarnation bothers me quite a lot though. I thought about a lot of this since I first created this post and I have been feeling a lot better about my lif since then.

To be honest, reincarnation has bothered me for a long time as well, it's the most prevalent non-theistic belief in the East, and it's perfectly natural - time goes in cycle (natural seasons), water goes in cycle (evaporation and precipitation), nutrient goes in cycle (food chain and decay), those are the most obvious; if you dig deeper, you'll find that even politics, economics and news media run in cycles, so if there's an afterlife, it's perfectly natural to think that it'd start over in another womb with a clean slate. However, as I pointed out, it doesn't line up with the simple fact of rapid population growth.

 

[Josh2010]

To be honest, reincarnation has bothered me for a long time as well, it's the most prevalent non-theistic belief in the East, and it's perfectly natural - time goes in cycle (natural seasons), water goes in cycle (evaporation and precipitation), nutrient goes in cycle (food chain and decay), those are the most obvious; if you dig deeper, you'll find that even politics, economics and news media run in cycles, so if there's an afterlife, it's perfectly natural to think that it'd start over in another womb with a clean slate. However, as I pointed out, it doesn't line up with the simple fact of rapid population growth.

That puts it in a more technical way lol

I think our lives here are some kind of test from God. Most people I have met say that.

 

[journeyman]

Is the belief in reincarnation or otherkin really a sin?

Yes Josh2010 it is, because it teaches evil will exist forever, which is contrary to what Christ taught.

I have seen this discussion many times in recent months and it left me puzzled about my identity as a Christian and human being.
I believe we were made in god's image, but then why do so many feel out of place with their humanity?

Maybe it's because religions which teach reincarnation don't believe mankind was made in the God of the Bibles' image. The One true Gods' image. The only Gods' image,

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images Isa.42:8

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Rev.5:13

Hinduism believes in many gods. Buddhism believes in no god, so just repackaged atheism.

 

[Josh2010]

Yes Josh2010 it is, because it teaches evil will exist forever, which is contrary to what Christ taught.

Maybe it's because religions which teach reincarnation don't believe mankind was made in the God of the Bibles' image. The One true Gods' image. The only Gods' image,

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images Isa.42:8

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Rev.5:13

Hinduism believes in many gods. Buddhism believes in no god, so just repackaged atheism.

I used to believe this way and I think that it hurt my relationship with God and my family. I have found a lot of better people and things through the one true God.

 

[evenifigoalone]

I kinda sorta fall into the "otherkin" category, or may have in childhood, when I quite literally wanted to be a dog. I don't think it's a spiritual thing so much as a mental condition thing, probably largely harmless so long as you don't go crazy with it. A lot of "otherkin" are autistic or have similar conditions

 

[Josh2010]

I kinda sorta fall into the "otherkin" category, or may have in childhood, when I quite literally wanted to be a dog. I don't think it's a spiritual thing so much as a mental condition thing, probably largely harmless so long as you don't go crazy with it. A lot of "otherkin" are autistic or have similar conditions

I considered myself otherkin for a while but I think it was more coming from insecurities I've had. But I agree that it's pretty harmless when compared to some other beliefs in the world.