are christians allowed to cremate their dead?What chapter and verse in the BIBLE support cremation?

Answer 1

i dunno, but my aunt was cremated

Answer 2

In the Bible cremation is portrayed only as an exceptional method of disposing of bodies. Most often cremation took place in the midst of unusual circumstances. For example, in 1 Samuel 31:12 we read about the men of Jabesh-Gilead who burned the corpses of Saul and his sons in order to prevent desecration of their bodies at the hands of the Philistines.
We don't find cremation mentioned in the New Testament. Burial is the normal method. Moreover, the church fathers preferred "the ancient and better custom of burying in the earth"
However, there is no actual prohibition against cremation in the pages of Scripture. And if a Christian does get cremated, this poses no problem for God in resurrecting that person's body from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:42-44).
We read in 2 Corinthians 5:1 "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands." It does not matter how our "earthly tent" (body) is destroyed; all that matters is that God will raise it from the dead. Even those who are buried eventually dissolve into dust and bones. So, regardless of whether we're buried or cremated, we can all look forward to a permanent resurrection body that will never be subject to death and decay.

Answer 3

The Bible does not mention a great deal of how one should die or how one should treat a dead body. It does make a big deal about death being the wages of sin. We should not worry about what is going to happen to our body after we die, the Bible says that ALL will participate in the Resurrection of the Dead, which means we will get back our physical bodies. The more important question is, where will we spend eternity in our resurrection bodies?

Answer 4

Romans 15:13; 2 Peter 3:18; Psalm 80 4:11. those are 3 fairly great verses for ya! The checklist ought to bypass on and on yet see in case you savour those ones as much as I do! Lord bless! :)

Answer 5

Ashes to ashes dust to dust.

What happened at 911? The fire men got burned up.
Did God look away, or let there Spirit come in?
Flesh and blood will not enter into heaven but that which is Spirit.
To be absent in body is to be present with the Lord.
Its going back to dust. On Resurrection day. It comes back to us.
No matter the state its in. God created it.
If he put the earth into nothing and he holds it there, I think this one is a simple one.

Answer 6

Cremation is allowed in most Christian denominations. There is no biblical material that either supports or condemns cremation.

Answer 7

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return."

The body is only a temporary container/dwelling for the soul and spirit. Regardless of what happens to the container after death, the decision to accept or reject Christ determines what happens in eternity. In other words fire away.

Answer 8

ashes to ashes.....