After watching a video of a guy I follow on YouTube (SeaNanners), and the topic being brought up a few times in my head the past few weeks I felt obliged to share my thoughts on this crazy topic. My Name Is Earl tv show fans out there especially know what I’m talking about. I googled what the Bible says of “Karma” and found an Amazing response with Great Scripture referencing. WOAH…What? The Bible? Why that old book some people might think. Seriously, the Bible is Alive and Real with Answers. Don’t knock it till you’ve read & discussed it for yourself.
(This blog is lengthy, but it’s Full of Good information for those really curious and interested)
Below is straight from GotQuestions.Org Hope they don’t mind. It also talks about a subject of “GRACE”, which I’ll later post a blog about too. Oh yea, I’ve been in Spain now for 2 weeks, and it’s has been absolutely amazing so far. Also, I’ve included SeaNanners’ video below so you can watch and listen to his point of view. Adam, if you’re reading, I hope this will help shed some “light” and understanding for you, and anybody else who is convinced about Karma.
Karma is a theological concept found in the Buddhist and Hindu
religions. It is the idea that how you live your life will determine the
quality of life you will have after reincarnation. If you are
unselfish, kind, and holy during this lifetime, you will be rewarded by
being reincarnated (reborn into a new earthly body) into a pleasant
life. However, if you live a life of selfishness and evil, you will be
reincarnated into a less-than-pleasant lifestyle. In other words, you
reap in the next life what you sow in this one. Karma is based on the
theological belief in reincarnation. The Bible rejects the idea of
reincarnation; therefore, it does not support the idea of karma.
Hebrews 9:27
states, “Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face
judgment…� This Bible verse makes clear two important points which, for
Christians, negate the possibility of reincarnation and karma. First, it
states that we are “destined to die once,� meaning that humans are only
born once and only die once. There is no endless cycle of life and
death and rebirth, an idea inherent in the reincarnation theory. Second,
it states that after death we face judgment, meaning that there is no
second chance, like there is in reincarnation and karma, to live a
better life. You get one shot at life and living it according to God’s
plan, and that is it.
The Bible talks a lot about reaping and sowing. Job 4:8 says, “As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.� Psalm 126:5 says, “Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.� Luke 12:24
says, “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no
storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you
are than birds!� In each of these instances, as well as all the other
references to reaping and sowing, the act of receiving the rewards of
your actions takes place in this life, not in some future life. It is a
present-day activity, and the references make it clear that the fruit
you reap will be commensurate with the actions you have performed. In
addition, the sowing you perform in this life will affect your reward or
punishment in the afterlife.
This afterlife is not a rebirth or a reincarnation into another body here on earth. It is either eternal suffering in hell (Matthew 25:46)
or eternal life in heaven with Jesus, who died so that we might live
eternally with Him. This should be the focus of our life on earth. The
apostle Paul wrote in Galatians 6:8-9,
“The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will
reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit
will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at
the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.�
Finally, we must always remember that it was Jesus whose death on the
cross resulted in the reaping of eternal life for us, and that it is
faith in Jesus that gives us this eternal life. Ephesians 2:8-9
tells us, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and
this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no
one can boast.� Therefore, we see that the concept of reincarnation and
karma is incompatible with what the Bible teaches about life, death,
and the sowing and reaping of eternal life.
