My husband and I have been talking about what we want done to us when we die. I want the cheapest route which would be Cremation. Is there anything wrong with being Cremated bibically? Please provide any scriptures that would be aganist Cremation. I dont mind someones thoughts but really would like scriptures on this matter.
2007-02-17 01:49:45 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Lord tested Abraham by commanding Him to offer Isaac as a burnt offering to the Lord; therefore it cannot be wrong for God is holy and perfect in every way.
Genesis 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
2007-02-17 02:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by Holy Holly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only scriptures are for burial. However, I also believe that it isn't our bodies that are going to Heaven. The Mount of Transfiguration e.g. We will be transformed in the air. I myself am going to be cremated for the same reasons as you. It is our soul and Spirit that we are to prepare for the coming judgement. And we do this by obeying what is written in St. John 3:5 & Acts 2:38. Mark 16:17 tells us how we confirm the infilling of the Holy Ghost. This is the Only plan that God has for us. Nothing else will work. God Bless!!
2007-02-17 02:01:44 · answer #2 · answered by michael m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know what the scriptures are, but being catholic i was always told it was "against the religion" to be cremated. I am not sure what the reasoning behind that is for sure. i am also assuming other religions may have a rule on that as well. check with your preacher, priest, pastor, rabbi, etc. to see what is allowed in your belief.
look into burial insurance if that's the route you need to go.
2007-02-17 01:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by Curious_One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible takes a pretty strong stand on burial if you are a Christian.
God said "from dust you have been created and to dust you shall return"
Abraham, the father of all who believe in Gd by faith instituted burial as the means of disposing of the dead.
When God Himself disposed of the body of Moses He buried him.
When Jesus God's son died, He was buried.
Burial is a sign of looking forward to the ressurection.
Cremation was used in the Old Testament for criminals so that they would be forgotten and there would be no memorial left to remember them by.
Sorry not to leave you the scriptures, I don't have them off the top of my head. Hope this helps a little anyway.
2007-02-17 02:26:48 · answer #4 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of even one thing wrong with cremation, in the Bible or otherwise. What does it matter what's done to our bodies after our souls have departed them?
I don't know of any Bible verses that speak against cremation.
2007-02-17 01:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says to dust you shall return.
In burial, the process takes a long time. ~200 years or so.
Cremation speeds that process dramatically.
There shouldn't be any problem with cremation. It only speeds the process up.
2007-02-17 01:59:38 · answer #6 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with cremation. In the resurrection Christians will be given new bodies like Christ---nothing material will survive this earth. the unsaved will be given bodies that cannot be destroyed but will suffer all manner of pain in hell. the current body is not important to preserve---preserve the soul with a thorough washing in the blood of Jesus.
2007-02-17 02:02:24 · answer #7 · answered by Preacher 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In 1 Cor 13:3 the Apostle Paul considered that offering his body to be burned as a noble act but without love though it profitted him nothing. When one passes on to be with Jesus one's body returns to dust (Gen 3:19). Cremation turns the body to dust faster. Burial will take a longer time. Both cases have the same outcome. I do not believe it matters spiritually whether one is buried or be cremated.
May I add to my answer. All our spiritual blessings (including the promise of a new body from heaven) are in Christ Jesus (1 Cor 1:20; Ep 1:3 ). We received all God's blessing by God's grace and in faith as heirs of the promise given by God to Abraham and by being sons of God through Christ and not by our obedience to the law. The ritual of burial is under the law and will not apply to our inheritance of eternal life and redemption of our bodies which comes by grace through faith. The following scriptures support my answer:
Gal 3:7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham
Gal 3:9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
Gal 3:18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer a promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Gal 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise
Gal 4:7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Rom 4:13-16 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, . . ,.
2007-02-17 02:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing against the catholic faith in cremation as long as it is not done as a statement of denying the resurrection of the body.
2007-02-17 01:53:13 · answer #9 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think cremation is just fine - here's my supporting verse:
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."
2007-02-17 02:00:11 · answer #10 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋