Karma is not as simple as Alica Keys puts it “what goes up must come down” or” what goes around comes around” it is a bit more complex according to Buddhists faith. Karma is foundational doctrine to the belief, meaning that what was done in a past life has dictated the outcome of your current circumstances but your current circumstances my not necessarily dictate your future. What is also believed in conjunction to previous and current life is that outside forces such as nature, pedigree and as well as mentality.
In short Karma is a Buddhist fundamental doctrinal belief in the good and bad that exists in your life, is based on a combination of past, present as well as forces outside of our control which will dictate our future Karma. When it is said that Karma is paying back for a issues that was commented against someone isn’t all necessarily true. Though it is easy in our society to absorb terms, ideas, as well as thought into our vocabulary and even to the way we process our rational understanding and even how we react and believe and worship our God.
Now sowing and reaping is an agrarian term used to illustrate a biblical truth. It is not a biblical doctrine that should, but an illustration used to convey a biblical truth. Basically a seed is planted and reaping would be the result of the growth of that seed. As Jesus used this illustration to describe seed being thrown about by a farmer who threw seed into varying kinds of soil, what was produced in three of the four cases was a poor harvest, but when this seed which represented the word got with the right soil it produced a tremendous stock pile. Many references to sowing and reaping is found in both Testaments of scripture. It doesn’t require much work to find these examples.
Ok, so what is the difference between sowing/reaping and Karma? Sin is the biggest difference. Today sin is not looked upon as a problem for humanity, but a biblical term in a line of other moral human failures. Sin is do against our friends, family member, co-workers and even that person in traffic on the way home, but even more still, sin is the act of disobeying a loving and Holy and sovereign God. The work of Jesus dying the death for the sins of humanity by His love we are able to repent and live and be redeemed for the penalty of all our sins before a Righteous and Holy God
So look, let us not get these things twisted. When we sin, we are going to reap a harvest of wrath against a holy and righteous judge. When we sin we have a righteous judge that is just who can and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Jesus is our advocate not just for those who believe but for the whole world with a condition that we believe in his atoning sacrifice of all our sins.
