Christians:Can Near Death Experiences (NDEs) be considered evidence of the Christian idea of afterlife when NDEs [Spirituality & Religion]

[b]experienced by people of other faiths result in them experiencing visions appropriate to the culture and religion they were raised in?[/b]

That is to say, either NDEs cannot be used to validate the truth of Christianity [i]or[/i] NDEs can be used to validate the truth of every religion equally.

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GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

NDEs are evidence that there is an afterlife and that religion has nothing to with it.

NortiusMaximus · M

@GodSpeed63 The important thing to remember about NDEs is that the person having that experience [b]is not dead[/b].

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@NortiusMaximus [quote]The important thing to remember about NDEs is that the person having that experience is not dead.[/quote]

People have died and was revived after so many minutes. It's their testimonies I'm talking about.

NortiusMaximus · M

@GodSpeed63 [quote]People have died and was revived after so many minutes.[/quote]
Only by your definition of "death". If they were revived, they were never really dead in the first place.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

How do you explain that NDE's conform to the religious beliefs of the people experiencing them? If Jesus is the real god then how come Hindus aren't seeing Jesus in these experiences?

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]How do you explain that NDE's conform to the religious beliefs[/quote]

They don't. They only provide evidence to the afterlife.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

Why aren't Hindus seeing Jesus?
Well what i mean is that Hindus see Krishna, Muslims see Allah and Christians see Jesus.
They see the religious figure that their faith and culture primes them for.
Why aren't Hindus seeing Jesus?

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]Why aren't Hindus seeing Jesus?[/quote]

A lot of them do; Hindus and Muslims alike are coming to know Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.

Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

So why is it that people tend to see the religious figure that they expect to see?

[quote]Hindus and Muslims alike are coming to know Christ
[/quote]Just as many Christians come to Allah and his prophet Mohammed.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Pikachu [quote]Just as many Christians come to Allah and his prophet Mohammed.[/quote]

Those are religious people pretending to be Christian but they're not. Yahweh knows the hearts of men, including yours and mine.