From: tedr@athena.cs.uga.edu (Ted Kalivoda)
Subject: Re: Christianity and repeated lives
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
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In article <May.7.01.09.36.1993.14545@athos.rutgers.edu> danc@procom.com (Daniel Cossack) writes:
>JEK@cu.nih.gov writes:
>>The Apostle Paul (Romans 9:11) points out that God chose Jacob
>>rather than Esau... If we admit the possibility that they had lived previous
>>lives, and that (in accordance with the Asiatic idea of "karma")
>
>And following Romans to 9:13, "As it is written, Jacob have I loved,
>but Esau have I hated."  How could God have loved and hated (in the
>past tense) those that are not yet born, neither having done good
>or evil?

Woah...The context is about God's calling out a special people (the Jews) to
carry the "promise."  To read the meaning as literal people is to miss Paul's
entire point.  I'd be glad to send anyone more detailed explanations of this
passage if interested.

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Ted Kalivoda (tedr@athena.cs.uga.edu)
University of Georgia, Athens
Institute of Higher Ed. 
