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What does the Bible have to say about creamation?
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- wildflowerLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Believers are way more concerned about where the soul/spirit goes...Heaven or Hell?
- fluffernutLv 77 years ago
Specifically nothing, but it does respect the mortal remains. In the Eastern Orthodox churches; Russian, Greek, etc cremation is not permitted if the deceased is to receive the full funeral service. Cremation is considered a violation of the human body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
In countries where land is limited, the remains are unearthed after 3 years (no embalming so they decay readily) and the bones are cleaned and stored is ossuaries. Greece recently allowed cremation over the objection of the church. The only exception to cremation is if the body is diseased and poses a health risk to others.
- PaulCypLv 77 years ago
Nothing whatsoever. But Jesus did say that the Holy Spirit would guide His Church into all truth; and that whatsoever His Church binds upon earth is bound in heaven; and that whoever hears His Church hears Him. And His Church says that cremation is acceptable. So that settles it.
- thegreatoneLv 77 years ago
The Bible says nothing about "cremation," but it does say that the ody is going back to the dust (Genesis 3). So, cremation can be touched on in that passage, to say that, since the body is going back to the dust anyway, cremation is just speeding up the process, so it's perfectly fine for cremation to happen.
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- ?Lv 77 years ago
The Hebrew tradition was to bury, but there is nothing in the Bible that says you have to.
- ?Lv 67 years ago
I believe it is pretty much silent on the manner in which one is to formally deal with a body that has passed.