Why Karma is Illogical

It seems you can't watch a TV show or go through a day without hearing someone mentioning karma. It seems like a nice idea; you do good things and good things happen to you. Or if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you. To most people, it sounds like a good idea, perfectly compatible with Christianity and the Bible, but is it?

Absolutely not! Also, the idea of karma does not even make sense logically. So if good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people, then we can all conclude that those Haitians must of been really, really bad, for such a devastating earthquake to ravage their country. Really? Is that the best explanation for someone who believes in karma. Why do rapists get away with community service as their only punishment, while innocent children die in an earthquake?

However, unlike karma, the Christian worldview can make sense of everything. Why do bad things happen to good people? Answer: No one is good. "And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." (Luke 18:19) The question should therefore be rephrased to ask, why do good things happen to bad people? This helps us understand why karma is not logical and why it does not fit in with a Biblical worldview.

If we all got what we deserved, we would all be in the pit of Hell, suffering eternally. And God would be just to do so. However, because God so loved the world, He gave His one and only Son to be a sacrifice. To die and face the punishment that we deserve. And then he rose from the grave. Whoever repents and puts his or her faith in Christ, shall not die, but will have everlasting life. Not because of anything we have done, but by Grace. Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Paraphrase of John 3:16 and Ephesians 2:8,9)