No, John 9:2 does not teach or imply reincarnation in any way. John 9 records the events surrounding a man blind from birth whom Jesus miraculously healed. Before Jesus heals the man, we are told that: "And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his...
Karma is a prominent teaching in many Eastern religions (such as Hinduism and Buddhism) that has become increasingly appealing to people in the West. The word "Karma" means "action" or "doing."[fn]Walpola Rahula, "What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition...
Why believe in only one God? Historically, one of the biggest questions that Christians had to address was why they limit themselves to only one God. Many Christians in the modern West have never faced this question, instead typically having to defend why they...
It is a part of our Christian calling that we remain ever prepared to provide a reasoned defense of our faith to those who may ask. This does not mean we must have memorized answers to every single challenge an unbeliever might bring. It does mean, however, that we...
The Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory teaches that people who die while in God's grace but who are not sufficiently purified of their sinfulness to enter God's presence must undergo a time of purification through temporary suffering in the torments of purgatory....
In Acts 2:38, Peter tells the crowd to express their repentance in water baptism. There is no doubt that the context here is referring to physical baptism in water and not the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Teachers who attempt to say otherwise are generally either...
The Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation teaches that when a priest blesses the bread and wine of communion, they literally (though invisibly) become Jesus' actual flesh and blood. Accordingly, the bread and cup are literally the body of Jesus brought down...