Reincarnation – an original Christian doctrine

23 before their unexpected demise, will be inexorably cast into hell, even if their life’s ledger is otherwise very positive, because according to the Church’s school of thoughts, all potential means for making amends stop after one’s death. Decedent children, having been denied for whatever reason or didn’t know about the simple ritual of baptism, can therefore not enjoy God’s beatific vision and this also applies to those that do not belong to any Christian denomination – whatever their moral conduct might be, and this even though Christi assertively redeemed all human beings! Can one actually still believe in God under these circumstances? Can a world look like ours even though it has been redeemed by Christ for ever and ever? The Christian religion therefore also exhibits some considerable contradictions when critically inspected, not just within the various schools of thoughts of the Christian denominations, but also within the padlocked dogmatic belief system of the Catholic Church. It is therefore not astonishing that people of our time, used to thinking congruously, doubt the Churches’ religious truths. Does the doctrine of reincarnation offer us the missing piece of mosaic to complete our knowledge in this situation or do insurmountable contrasts exist between it and the Christian religion? The discussions in respect to this theme so far have shown that one proceeds from the premise that the Christian religious expertise represents a conclusive and irrefutable unit, clearly defined in contrast to other religions and doctrines. The things that do not fit in with one’s own system are therefore rejected as being “erroneous” or “anti-christian”. One does however not trouble oneself to put the attacked false doctrines face to face with one’s own Church orientated religious doctrine. But those that seek the truth must be able to make a comparison that will make their own adjudication possible. The method of pinpointing differences and to thereupon dismiss a doctrine outright does not allow such an adjudication. This is why open-minded readers should get the opportunity to scrutinise two schools of thought in their entirety. It will become apparent that individual pieces of the Church’s doctrine can absolutely fit like pieces of mosaic into the overall view of the doctrine of re- embodiment, whilst others cannot, because they were revamped or some of them completely removed out of human obstinacy and without regard to the overall picture. It therefore comes as no surprise that the mosaic picture of Church’s faith seems unbalanced and partially disharmonious to a critical observer. II. The view of the world and human beings within the sphere of the doctrine of re- embodiment 1. Clarification of the philosophical background The fundamental ideas of reincarnation and karma are indeed found in almost all cultures, but in such numerous variations that they sometimes partially contradict one another. But like the Christian faith, it presents itself not more unified either, because it also depends on historical and national characteristics. “The Churches have become aware of their historical ligation in regards to their theological statements;