~ 11/13/2013 ~ QUESTION: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT CREMATION....I WAS ASKED THIS QUESTION AND I WILL GIVE WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS IF IT SAYS ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT CREMATION... The Bible is actually silent to whether a deceased person should or should not be cremated or buried. There is no sin in cremation that the Bible speaks of. We know from Scripture that life is sacred and since God is the Giver of Life, then He is the only one who can determine the time and circumstances of a persons death but what happens after death does not appear to be of great consequence to God. No Christian needs to fear losing their afterlife if they are cremated since God will someday resurrect both believers and unbelievers (Cor. 15:35-58; 1 Thess. 4:16). The Bible does not appear to support it nor does it prohibit it specifically. As for mankind, we are from dust and we will return to dust so considering the spiraling costs of funeral services, a person would not be said to be in sin if they have made prior arrangements to be cremated after death. It appears that biblically speaking, this is a personal decision for someone to make . I have made out a will and like anyone else, they can specify to loved ones or in a will what their wishes are for after they are deceased. The apostle Paul indicated that he would be willing to have his body burned for Christs sake if need be: And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing (1 Cor. 13:3) This is not actually an endorsement for cremation but it also seems to indicate that it is not necessarily a sin either Paul never mentioned cremation in the New Testament nor was it mentioned in the Old Testament . This would appear that God does not prohibit cremation, particularly if it were for financial considerations. Since God did not specifically prohibit this in any of the Old Testament Mosaic Laws it seems likely that He would be indifferent to it being sin or not. Where God clearly indicates His will, He normally spells it out plainly in the Law and cremation is never mentioned in the Mosaic Law as being forbidden. WHAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO GOD IS WHERE THE SOUL GOES AFTER DEATH.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:05:53 +0000
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