There are many things that appear to be contradictions that are not. I give you that. However, there is also the effort to "force" an explanation that isn't found in Scripture to make contradictions agree.
No, that isn't what I said. I said that behind all regions is the same divine reality. Nearly every religion is corrupted. Therefore, those who are spiritual and walk in the spiritual do well to seek the truths contained in each religion.
It defends on what you consider "reincarnation". Do I believe that every soul is reincarnated and that reincarnation is an experience we all have? No. What I pointed out is that God promised to send, "Elijah the prophet", and how Jesus explained that indeed, John was Elijah the prophet. I only pointed out one absolute case in which reincarnation was a reality. Let me ask you a yes or no question. God said, and I quote:
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
Now, God promised to send, "Elijah the prophet". Not, "one like unto Elijah the prophet". Did God send "Elijah the prophet" or not? Yes or no?
None of the verses you gave me deny that John as indeed Elijah the prophet. Those verses speak of men being appointed to die and then to face a judgment. None of them prove that God in His sovereign power hasn't or couldn't or even didn't ever reincarnate an individual or select group of individuals.
If one sees through the spirit they will see the truths that agree.
Let's assume that the Bible is inerrant for a moment. If the Bible is perfect and inerrant, why are there over 41,000 versions of Christianity? I'll tell you, it would be because our human interpretations of the Bible are not perfect. And so, conceivably, the very same could be said to apply across the board. Are you certain your understanding of the Bible is absolutely perfect?
Did you forget that there are over 41,000 versions of Christianity? Wouldn't the same argument then apply? Or are you saying that only Rev. Blume knows the absolute truth that everyone else is failing to see?
Many versions of Christianity teach an ascetic that "denies the flesh". However, is that not denying the truth about who and what you are at a given moment? Is that not denying that God created you a human being that is in constant flux and change? Wouldn't accepting this fluxuation simply be, being real about ourselves? And does not "truth" speak to each of us in the context of our own lives and experiences? Let us not confuse truth with fact. While facts remain constant, what is so very true for you, might not be true for me. For example, to you pizza might be the greatest food on earth. Is that true for me? No. However, the fact that the average European genome contains 2% to 4% Neanderthal DNA is a constant indicating interbreeding at around 30,000 years ago.
A solid foundation doesn't produce 41,000 denominations.
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