n of the human soul. The process of growth through physical experience continues until death and is continuous throughout different bodies. The time and how the death occurs is governed by the Law of Cause and Effect. The final stage of the cycle occurs when the soul is free from desire and is perfectly happy with life and everything that has been experienced. At the end of the journey, the soul is reabsorbed into the higher self from whence it came. This is often referred to nirvana or enlightenment in Eastern religions. In Christianity, this idea is expressed by St. Paul in Ephesians 4.13, "Till we all come in of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, into a perfect man, into the measure of the fullness of Christ". This attainment is represented for every person in the Bible, "Be ye therefore of perfect, even as your father which is in Heaven is perfect" Matthew 5.48. Christianity does not embrace reincarnation and teaches that once a person dies, their soul can go to Heaven, Hell, or in some cases Hell on earth. However, a single life span, even when there are a variety or experiences of, the attainment of physical, intellectual, and spiritual "perfection" would be impossible. A person would need to experience both the life of an animal and a human as well as both sexes and different races and lifestyles to be able to grasp the vast diversity of the universe. ...
