No, it wouldn't be more honest to stay that. We have lots of data on near death experiences, double blind stuff at that, where objects are hidden and those who "died" said they saw things researchers hid in the room. Meanwhile, we have no data on those who say they remember their pasts lives where they can give verifiable details. It's always open ended stuff, that anybody could make up on that spot, like they were a milkmaid in Denmark.
Reincarnation is utterly incompatible with the words of Jesus, who directly says that people will go to heaven, or hell, based on their deeds. Hell is called “the eternal fire” in Matthew 25:41. Eternity, therefore, precludes reincarnation, which is why it died out as a "Christian" belief. It's heresy that contradicts Jesus' teaching directly, and not just some obscure theological detail which explains 40,000 plus denominations.
So, belief in reincarnation is fine...for non-Christians. And no, Mormans are not Christians.
Anyway, the word your looking for, for your take on Jesus, is "Arianism".
No, it wouldn't be more honest to stay that. We have lots of data on near death experiences, double blind stuff at that, where objects are hidden and those who "died" said they saw things researchers hid in the room. Meanwhile, we have no data on those who say they remember their pasts lives where they can give verifiable details. It's always open ended stuff, that anybody could make up on that spot, like they were a milkmaid in Denmark.
There is plenty of evidence that Jesus is the Son of God, none of it conclusive, I'll readily admit, while reincarnation has very little, if any.
Reincarnation is utterly incompatible with the words of Jesus, who directly says that people will go to heaven, or hell, based on their deeds. Hell is called “the eternal fire” in Matthew 25:41. Eternity, therefore, precludes reincarnation, which is why it died out as a "Christian" belief. It's heresy that contradicts Jesus' teaching directly, and not just some obscure theological detail which explains 40,000 plus denominations.
So, belief in reincarnation is fine...for non-Christians. And no, Mormans are not Christians.
Anyway, the word your looking for, for your take on Jesus, is "Arianism".