September 09, 2025

Nick Jonas, Reincarnation, and What Christians Need to Know | Be The 25

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✨ Episode Summary:

When celebrities 🌟 speak about faith ✝️, people listen. But unbiblical comments 🎤 can confuse or mislead fans. Nick Jonas 🎶 made comments about reincarnation 🔄 and past lives that raised some 🚩 red flags. As Christians 🙌, how should we respond when what’s being said doesn’t line up with God’s Word 📖?

📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

🔹 Why celebrity comments about faith 🎤 can confuse or mislead fans
🔹 What reincarnation 🔄 is and why it doesn’t line up with the Bible 📖
🔹 The difference between resurrection ✝️ (biblical) and reincarnation 🔄 (unbiblical)
🔹 How syncretism—blending faiths together 🌀—creates confusion and distorts truth
🔹 Why it’s your responsibility 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ to know Scripture 📖 and anchor your faith in God’s Word

📖 Key Scriptures in This Episode:

✝️ Hebrews 9:27 — “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.”
✝️ Luke 23:43 — Jesus told the thief on the cross: “Today you will be with Me in paradise.”
✝️ 2 Corinthians 5:8 — “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”
✝️ Luke 16:19–31 — The story of the rich man and Lazarus, showing that eternal destiny is set after death.
✝️ Luke 9:30–31 — Moses and Elijah appearing with Jesus at the Transfiguration.
✝️ 1 Corinthians 15:20–22 — “Christ has been raised from the dead...
✝️ John 11:25–26 — Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.”
✝️ Revelation 20:12–13 — Everyone will be raised and judged ⚖️ according to their works.

💡 Takeaways:

✅ Celebrity opinions about faith 🌟✝️ can be misleading—always check them against Scripture 📖.
✅ The Bible teaches resurrection ✝️, not reincarnation 🔄.
✅ Blending religions 🌀 creates confusion and dilutes truth.
✅ Ultimately, it’s your responsibility 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ to know the truth, stand firm 🪨 in it, and follow Jesus fully 🙌—no matter what the culture 🌍 or a celebrity 🌟 says.

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