Bad karma

There are some things I believe in and some things I don’t.

I do not believe in karma.

Why?

John 19:1-7…

“Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.  The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head.  They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him in the face.

Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”  When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple rove, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”

Bad things happen to good people.

I have been reading through 90 Minutes in Heaven and Heaven is for Real, Both books tell a story of people that went through pain that not many people could bare.

Bad things happen to good people.

In the story above, Jesus went through a very painful death and Pilate recognizes multiple times, he did nothing wrong.

He did nothing wrong and suffered like this.

He did this for us.

An innocent man died for you.

An innocent man died for you.

He didn’t die for just one person, but to bare the sins of the world.

God sent his only son down on earth to die so that we can recognize this and have eternal life when we have faith and believe.

Bad things do happen in life.

Even when bad things happen, faith can overcome.

Being a minister I have been allowed to witness many things.

I get the joy of doing wedding ceremonies, baptizing people and seeing people turn away from drugs, alcohol and bad things because of Christ.

I also see people struggle through the sins of the world, struggle with the fact they killed someone, were in an abusive relationship, struggle with suicide and many more.

Faith can overcome bad things.

Everyone will face bad things that happen in their life even if they are good people.

Faith is there if you want it.

Faith can overcome.

Have a great day.

Karma and Christianity, can you believe in both?

Some things do go together…

• Peanut butter and jelly
• Syrup and pancakes
• Carmel and apple
• Lions and Super Bowl

Ok maybe not the last one….yet.

There is one thing that I have yet to find goes together, Karma and Christianity.

Karma comes from more of a Buddhist/Hindu background and basically is…

Bad things will happen from bad actions and good things will happen from good actions.

When someone goes to jail for 20 years, they obviously did something bad and bad things will happen to that person.

This isn’t true.

Bad things happen to good people and there is no way to explain this.

One example is Jesus.

This is what the leaders of the land said when they talked to Jesus in Luke 23:13-15…

“You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death.”

Yet the people wanted him dead.

Pilate gave them the choice, release Jesus or release Barabbas.

Barabbas was in jail for murder.

They chose Barabbas.

We are going to find out about a painful death taken place by an innocent man in the next section.

Where is Karma in this?

Jesus didn’t do anything wrong and a murderer gets set free?

In our world, today bad things do happen to good people.

This is why God gives us grace through the death of Jesus.

Grace counteracts Karma.

Grace is not getting what you deserve.

None of us deserve to go to heaven.

We all make mistakes and are not worthy.

But through this concept of grace and having faith in Jesus, we get to go to heaven.

Bad things do happen to good people and for that I am sorry.

I know great people that have gotten cancer or a disease without a cure and they were amazing people.

God grace covers all.

Which will you believe Karma or Christianity?

Have a great day.