Putting the Kibosh on the Idea of Reincarnation
The Sabbath School lesson this week looks at bible verses that conflict with the idea of reincarnation. This is great if your audience is made up of people professing to believe in the teachings of the bible, but what if you have an audience that doesn't share that belief, as would most likely be the case if you were witnessing to someone who actually did hold a belief in reincarnation, such as a Hindu?
Peter, in 1 Peter 3:15, admonishes us to be able to give a reason to **everyone** who asks. And as Hindus have different writings they consider sacred, "the bible says so" is just not going to cut it as a defensible reason against the idea of reincarnation.
In this study, we take a look at some arguments from the early SDAs that would work equally well for putting the kibosh on any hope of life after death, excepting resurrection, for a Hindu, Atheist, Christian, and, well, anyone, as long as they had an honest desire to know what is truth. They give defensible reasons from material reality that should be able to persuade anyone, because everyone shares the same material reality upon which their arguments are based.
For deeper study, see:
The Idea of Truth - Jan. 22, 2016 - Trent Wilde: https://youtu.be/aekBZ5AvE8c
What is Truth? (1 of 2): https://youtu.be/WNU5xzHIAzU
What is Truth? (2 of 2): https://youtu.be/AeDNYW-wvqw
Sticking a Stake and Refusing to Pull It Up If Evidence Demands? https://youtu.be/ZsxWi41nHPQ
Sabbath School Q4 2022: On Death, Dying, and the Future Hope - Week 11,
"End-time Deceptions"
A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson.
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