#11. Have You Ever Lived Before?

The word reincarnation is derived from the Latin and implies rebirth or being born again and again into a human body. Do you believe in reincarnation? Many in the world today still believe in this concept of life. There are lots of stories of past-life memories.

A two and a half year old boy says to his mother, "Remember when I was a little girl? Daddy and I used to have brown skin and lived on the grass. You are not my favorite mother. I like the one with blond hair where I stayed till I was 11 best."

These following quotes from the Bible, if taken literally, would imply a belief in reincarnation:

1. The LORD spoke his word to me, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. (Jeremiah 1:5)

2. So the disciples asked (Jesus) "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" Jesus answered, "... Actually, I can guarantee that Elijah has already come. Yet, people ... didn’t recognize him ... " Then the disciples understood that he was talking about John the Baptizer. (Matthew 17:10-13) { Note: Elijah lived several hundred years before John}

3. "What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?" Jesus replied, "... don’t be surprised at my statement that you must be born again." (John 3:4-7)

4. On the way (Jesus) asked his disciples, "Who do people say I am?" They answered him, "Some say you are ... Elijah, still others one of the prophets (from long ago)." (Mark 8:27-28) { Note: Jesus did not attempt to correct them for thinking about previous lives}

So, what is your belief? Do you think this is it -- no more for me? Or do you think it's possible you have been here before? Do you recall any memories from a previous life?