I have heard all my life that it is wrong to be cremated. but I have not seen in my studies of the Bible yet anything that states this is so.....does anyone have any scriptures or know of any that will back this up?....Thanks so much....
2006-08-31 07:41:18 · 17 answers · asked by shiningon 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thanks to all of you who took time to answer my question....I really appreciate your comments and thoughts on this subject......Have a great day!
2006-08-31 09:35:09 · update #1
Cremation was denounced by the Catholic Church as a result of Freemasonry in the 18th/19th centuries. The Freemasons rejected the Church's teachings about the sanctity of the body and as a gesture of their contempt they would cremate their deceased members. The Church reacted by speaking out forcibly against cremation, but did not forbid it. After all, God is all powerful and He can, at the end of time, recreate a body that has been totally destroyed in order to reunite soul and body. A Catholic may be cremated providing that the dignity of the body's remains is maintained. Sprinkling a loved ones ashes over a field, or dumping them over a lake are not acceptable ways to display respect for God's creation. Interment or burial are respectful ways to honor the human form.
2006-08-31 08:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Jack Hip 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some believe that we will all be raised up once again (rapture-type situation), and if we're cremated that won't be possible because parts of us will be all over, especially if they're scattered. However, I feel that if God can move mountains and create the earth, he certainly can resurrect a cremated person if necessary. I think it's probably best in some cases, such as a teenager in a car accident that was disfiguring, etc. I always feel closest to God at the beach, so that's probably where I'd like to be scattered (not anytime soon however). :)
2006-08-31 07:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by GLSigma3 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no Scriptural basis one way or the other. The common way for biblical characters to be buried was by entombment. That being the case, we could make an argument that it would be wrong to bury one in the ground, rather than a cave or similar structure.
Besides, cremation does in one hour what it takes centuries to accomplish by normal decay.
God is more than capable of reassembling you for resurrection regardless of the method you are interned with.
I hope that helps!
2006-08-31 07:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not that I'm aware of. I have heard some people say that it's because Christ will take the body back when He comes again and He can't do that if the body is all burned up. I totally disagree with that statement though. What about people who drown and their bodies are eaten by fish?
I guess if you are saying that the body is a temple and you shouldn't destroy it (which I do believe) you might go that far but I think that's a stretch.
2006-08-31 07:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by Seeking answers in Him 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cremation was not something people did. As they believed in the resurrection and that their bodies would be raised up. In protest others would be cremated. It was a heresy. However, it is accepted today as long as you have a proper funeral service. Although, it is not recommended.
Such as my understanding anyway. I've heard it explained better.
2006-08-31 07:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by nathancarson23 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sure cremation is allowed when rc and other cults were burning women witches at the stake that was ok and killing innocent people in the name of god .this we don't call studies this murder in white day people like you and me had no wrights my or hiway love you and blessings let the almighty take care of you i'm already physically immortal not kidding and transforming my body don't take food anymore for ever so why worry about creamation i love life i'm life AND ALL THAT IS
2006-08-31 07:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it says anything about cremation. It's the soul that is "holy" not the body. Our souls leave our body when we die so why would it matter to God what people did with the shell of our body.?
2006-08-31 07:45:48 · answer #7 · answered by noneofyourbizwax 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen anything in the Bible to support that it is wrong or right.
2006-08-31 08:01:38 · answer #8 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know that it says anything specifically about cremation, but I do know that we are taught that our bodies are temples and would you burn a temple? Even if it was empty?
2006-08-31 07:52:44 · answer #9 · answered by MornGloryHM 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was an older way of thinking, that bodies needed to be buried and preserved as they would be resurrected at the end of days- if you didn't have a body, you couldn't be raised from the dead.
However, thinking in the Christian view has changed. (Especially when someone realized duh- even when we're buried we decompose anyway.)
2006-08-31 07:57:38 · answer #10 · answered by Robin J. Sky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋