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1 | What does the Bible say about cremation? | Bible general Archive 4 | pmarieb | 237032 | ||
I would also add that we are to treat our bodies as a temple and my look on that is, again my opinion because it is true the bible does not say either way but I can't wrap my mind around having my body burned vs being buried. I just keep remembering Shadrach Meshach and Abednego. Even though they walked through the fire unharmed, the fire was for punishment and death and that's one reason I am not in favor of cremation however, if it is all a person can afford, I don't believe it matters to the Lord because our souls leave our bodies and we are given new ones in heaven. I hope that makes you feel a little better about the question. | ||||||
2 | What does the Bible say about cremation? | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 237037 | ||
We know upon death our bodies begin to decompose. Decomposition is caused by oxidation. The result is dust or ashes. Fire is just a rapid form of oxidation, it is the same process only at a faster scale. The result is the same, dust or ashes. In 2 Corinthians 5 Paul refers to our bodies as tents. What is precious is not the tent but the what is housed in tent and this we know leaves the tent when we die. I don’t think we should be callous with a dead body but I see no problem choosing rapid oxidation over a slower form of the same process. |
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