Is Cremation Scriptural

[tyndale1946]

Many people are having their children's names placed on their tomb stones and I like this because a lot of people have the same names but it will be easier to figure out who this person is a hundred years down the road if their children's named are placed there.

Just a heads up... This was just online at yahoo, that the salary of a Funeral Service Manager not Director was $137,410 a year in most populated areas of the country... No wonder the cost of burying your loved one is so high... Brother Glen

 

[Salty]

Suppose Jesus had been cremated.

 

[Kevin]

Suppose Jesus had been cremated.

If Jesus had been cremated, just think of how much more miraculous His resurrection would have been.

 

[agedman]

If Jesus had been cremated, just think of how much more miraculous His resurrection would have been.

That is a most interesting consideration!

Hmmmm.

 

[tyndale1946]

That is a most interesting consideration!

Hmmmm.

It is but then it would go against prophecy!... Brother Glen

Psalms 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

 

[agedman]

It is but then it would go against prophecy!... Brother Glen

Psalms 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

You view cremation as "corruption?"

 

[Darrell C]

The trend of today seems to be cremation when one passes this life into eternity. Some when questioned say's it is because the high cost of a traditional funeral. I question cremation as being a Christian burial or do you think there is such a thing as a Christian burial ? The ones I have witnessed doing this is the lost, so I kind of think they think they can burn their bodies and not be found by God at the judgement. Or could it be by cremation they avoid the preaching service at the tradition funeral.

I am not really a fan of cremation, but the truth is, when I die, I am not going to be worried about it.

I will say, in regards to Scripture, we see burial as the norm.

Secondly, there is a somewhat "sacred" nature to the remains of the deceased. When construction is going on, and remains are found, construction will usually stop. When soldiers die in combat we usually try to recover their remains.

I think this is an issue that allows for the wishes of the deceased as well as that of their relatives to have the final say. My mother wants to be cremated, but not sure that is what I would do (if I should outlive her). My father in law just passed, and his wishes were to be cremated and scattered in the Intra-Coastal. His son and daughter (my wife) did cremate him, but they had him placed in an urn and will bury him with their mother in a double plot he bought years ago when their Mom passed. My brother in law actually went down and waited while his dad was being cremated.

Don't know about you guys, but that is a little morbid, and creepy...if you ask me.

I am glad he is being buried with their Mom. I think the grave site, though it doesn't house the spirit of the person, can be a place of visitation for relatives and loved ones. We know they aren't there, but, it is a place to go in remembrance of that person. Whether cremated or buried will not interfere with the resurrection of the dead, so again, I think it boils down to personal preference.

I'm in agreement with Deacon:

When my wife asked me what I'd desire I told her to surprise me.

God bless.