I am curious about Cremation?

Question

Is it against God's Will?
I know I have seen, and heard the saying Ashes to Ashes..Dust to Dust...
but that is mostly in movies...etc.
I am a Child of God.

Answer 1

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 (1Cor 15:42-44).
We read in 2 Cor 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 buiried 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 2

Cremation is essentially a faster form of what otherwise happens after burial. It is not against the will of God. It is allowed by God's Church. The ashes after cremation however should be treated with the same respect as any human remains, not thrown into the ocean or onto someone's favorite football field. They should either be buried or placed in a facility designed for that purpose.
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Answer 3

I look at it like this.... Jesus was burried and not creamated so I am going to follow His example. As I read the bible, all those who were burned were unrighteous people ,and not goddlyl people. So I personally will be buried and not creamated

A lot of people choose cramation because they say that it is all they can afford. I guess that would be true if they were living life on their own without God in control, because God will always make a way for you in life no matter what.

According to what I have read in the Bible, burning of the bones was the worst punnishment given to the worst of criminals.Creamation burning the body after death, were stigamitzed as abhorrent by the Israelites. Because burning human bones was considered to be the ultimate desecration of the dead.

Joshua 7:15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

Answer 4

no