Did Jesus teach reincarnation?

As New Age theology gains more ground within the world of religion and spirituality, many individuals, both within and without of the Christian world are adopting some of its false doctrines and beliefs in an attempt to bring the person of Jesus into harmony with its teachings. These claim that Christ was an enlightened being who came to earth to teach people the way in which they can discover their inner divinity through meditation and yoga. One of the most popular doctrines which they have adopted is the doctrine of reincarnation. Though some New Agers do not believe in this concept, a great number of them do and it is slowly creeping into the world of Christendom. But what did Jesus have to say about this?

Right after the story where the religious leaders tried to stone Christ for his saying that he existed before Abraham was born, we come to chapter 9. Within the following passage, Christ and his disciples come to a man who was stricken with blindness since the day of his birth:

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[1] And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

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After the eyes of his disciples brought the blind man into view, they did what most people within this situation would do, and that is to ask why this man was struck with such a disability. Their reason lead them to 2 possibilities: 1) That his blindness was the result of his parents being punished by the Lord due to them being soaked in sin. 2)That his inability to see was the result of his sin and wrong doing.

Did you guys catch it? Despite the man being blind FROM BIRTH, we see the disciples asking Christ if this was due to his wrong doing and wickedness. But the question arises, How could this man’s blindness be a result of his sin if he was born this way? Such a saying would only make sense when we view it through the lens of reincarnation. This is because the doctrine of reincarnation says that man’s physical death is just an open door into his returning into the world. His present or future conditions of his new life depend on how he lived in his previous life. Therefore, when we view their saying within this context, we can see how this would make sense. Furthermore, this serves as further evidence to prove the amount of corruption and false doctrines which were being spread before and during the time of Christ.

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[2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

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So what did Christ respond to such beliefs? Did he go ahead and support the doctrine of returning into this world until man fulfills his purpose? Did he support the belief that karma crept in on him due to the fruits of his past life like many New Age Christians believe? NOPE!

Within the following passages, we see Christ doing 2 things: 1) Eliminating their false reasoning and beliefs in generational curses and reincarnation. 2) Enlightening them to the real reason why this man was born blind, which was to have the works of God be made manifest through him. This saying probably points to the healing touch of Christ which was about to come upon this man. The purpose of his life long inability to see was to be fulfilled in this one moment in history.

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[3] Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him

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