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“Some Eastern religions and philosophies hold on to the belief that life is a process of birth, death and rebirth in which one’s station in life depends on one’s karma or the works he has done in his past life. The ultimate goal is to escape rebirth through enlightenment and good deeds, and reach Nirvana which is to be absorbed back into the universe. The end result of rebirth and reincarnation is to pay for all our sins or to have zero account with regards to our sins. In short to be pure or sinless. But in the first place, when we first entered into the world, we have to be logically “sinless” because we have not committed any sins yet. If that being the case, then why did we come into the world to experience birth, suffering, death and rebirth? Why then did the process of birth and rebirth begin? The Bible teaches eternal judgment rather than rebirth: “...the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torment... and he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame” Luke 16:22-24. “And as it is appointed unto men ONCE to die, but after this the judgment” Hebrews 9:27. God, because of His foreknowledge, knows who we are or what we will be like even before we were actually born. Our birth and existence is more for ourselves than God – we will stand before Him inexcusable in the Day of Judgment. We cannot say that we were not given a chance to prove ourselves. “I am God, and there is none like me. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” Isaiah 46:9-10. You have only one life to live, one chance to choose God or reject God: Do you want to learn more about God
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