Creamation Versus Burial, Is Creamation Christian ?

[Nikki]

Christian martyrs have in the past been burned at stake. Some christians are being cremated after death now. In both instances, the christian is burned to ashes. Maybe it is more difficult for God to remake a burned person than a decayed one?

I want to be cremated on a giant pire outdoors in the High Mountain country.....

I am not lying when I tell you this, but when my friend dies, she wants to be hung up in a tree.
:o :

I can't remember the reason why, but some of her family members are indian I think, so even though she believes in God and believes what the bible says, she wants her body to be hung in a tree as some indian symbolism or something. I remember she mentioned something about how she wanted to be a meal for the animals or something. I'll have to ask her...

 

[Kefka]

I am not lying when I tell you this, but when my friend dies, she wants to be hung up in a tree.
:o :

I can't remember the reason why, but some of her family members are indian, so even though she believes in God and believes what the bible says, she wants her body to be hung in a tree as some indian symbolism or something. I remember she mentioned something about how she wanted to be a meal for the animals or something. I'll have to ask her...

That is some kind of freaky! I don't care what is done to my body after I die, cuz it's really not my body anymore.

 

[Soma-Sight]

I went to an autopsy yesterday for part of my cytology training...

No lie!

It was pretty brutal....

Especially when they use a bone saw to remove the brain...

I felt a little faintish after that because I had a huge lunch.....

The human body is quite amazing however.

 

[Lewis]

Soma after a while you will get use to it, if you be around it. But that person who wants to get hung in a tree, after death, like my man said that is some kind of freaky.

 

[Soma-Sight]

Soma after a while you will get use to it, if you be around it. But that person who wants to get hung in a tree, after death, like my man said that is some kind of freaky.

That would be a real surprise to come around a corner in the woods and see that...

 

[Nikki]

Soma after a while you will get use to it, if you be around it. But that person who wants to get hung in a tree, after death, like my man said that is some kind of freaky.

Here's her reply to me:

"wrap me up in a blanket and put me up in a tree like some native americans did. I DO NOT want to be underground or burned to ash. My spirit needs an exit! Plus, I'll feed the bugs and birds. LOL"

 

[Nikki]

I just found out the other day that my hubby wants to be cremated. I want to be buried. If I had not brought the subject up, I would have never known that he would want to be cremated. That kind of makes me sad because I always imagined us having a plot beside each other.

I guess it really doesn't matter though because our body is only temporary.

 

[Kefka]

He could always get cremated and then buried, my grandpa did. I'm not sure about my grandma though.

 

[ArtGuy]

I just found out the other day that my hubby wants to be cremated. I want to be buried. If I had not brought the subject up, I would have never known that he would want to be cremated. That kind of makes me sad because I always imagined us having a plot beside each other.

I guess it really doesn't matter though because our body is only temporary.

If he goes first, you could always bury yourself with the urn. I dunno, some might find that idea romantic and cozy.

 

[Lewis]

One thing is for sure. When you die your body won't know who is laying next to it or on top of it. At death your spirit makes a fast exit. Tradition and the fact that it seems right, is why they bury family together, but when you die your body is nothing. Tommorrow I could explain to you step by step what the body goes through at death, up to about 3 days. If anybody is interested. You can call me crazy but I use to study this stuff. Why was I drawn to it ? I have no idea.

 

[Lewis]

Good information at these links. On what happens to your body after death. You will never have to wonder again.

http://folk.uio.no/mostarke/forens_ent/afterdeath.shtml

http://www.deathonline.net/decompositio ... tation.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death

 

[Soma-Sight]

Lewis,

Hopefully Jesus and His homeboy Angels beam down from their galactic spaceship and get us out of here before the "biological decay" begins on us personally..... :angel:

 

[Imagican]

Well, let's see.............

I wonder if it's Biblical to stick a massive needle into a corpse and suck out all their blood and replace it with embalming fluid. Then glue their eyes shut with 'super glue'. Then place them in a 'fancy' metal, silk lined box in their fanciest clothing. Make their faces up like clowns. Then dig a hole, place them in it and cover them up. And after all this, have their names engraved in a 'made by hand image' so that they have a semi-permanent earthly existence after their dead.

Most of those mentioned in the Bible as being 'buried' were NOT buried as we do today. Most of those mentioned were 'entombed'. But actual burial is not really defined in the Bible.

If one were to cremate with the 'intention' of some pagan ritual, then by all means this would displease God. But what happens to ones body 'after' they are through with it is not something that someone 'Spiritual' would even concern themselves with.

The Orthodox Jews on the other hand are very serious about the means with which they bury their dead. I have met some that make their loved ones 'promise' them that will be buried to exacting standards, (plain wood box, certain shape and dimensions etc.......).

Me personally, I am at a loss as to any difference it makes upon ones death so long as the ritual is not of a paganistic nature.

Cremation as performed in this country has NO ritual that I am aware of. The body is simply burnt to cinders and placed inside a thick plastic bag and this placed in a hard plastic box. I suppose that many have not witnessed this for the funeral home will place ashes inside an urn for those that choose to pay for it. But as far as I'm aware, there aren't any Hindus that do the burning chanting their prayers and such. It is a very technical and 'matter of fact' procedure.

I would suggest to any that have questions on such matters to do their share of 'fasting and prayer' and I can assure you, that if the Spirit dwells within you, the answer WILL be given.

As for me? Save the space and money. I think that I would rather be burnt and done with it than being eaten by bugs and rotting for the sake of 'death being the END'. Death is nothing more than a 'part of life'. For those that LOVE this world, death is probably terrifying. To those that understand that death is a 'part' of life, it's really nothing to fear. Did a loving and forgiving God create death as something 'terrible'? No, it's just the 'end' of this 'part' of life. Then we sleep, then we are risen. That's when some should certainly be afraid, (he he he). What happens AFTER our judgement will determine eternal life or death (eternal separation from God). That is why we are warned to be prepared at ALL times to face this death.

 

[Lewis]

Well, let's see.............

I wonder if it's Biblical to stick a massive needle into a corpse and suck out all their blood and replace it with embalming fluid. Then glue their eyes shut with 'super glue'. Then place them in a 'fancy' metal, silk lined box in their fanciest clothing. Make their faces up like clowns. Then dig a hole, place them in it and cover them up. And after all this, have their names engraved in a 'made by hand image' so that they have a semi-permanent earthly existence after their dead.

Most of those mentioned in the Bible as being 'buried' were NOT buried as we do today. Most of those mentioned were 'entombed'. But actual burial is not really defined in the Bible.

If one were to cremate with the 'intention' of some pagan ritual, then by all means this would displease God. But what happens to ones body 'after' they are through with it is not something that someone 'Spiritual' would even concern themselves with.

The Orthodox Jews on the other hand are very serious about the means with which they bury their dead. I have met some that make their loved ones 'promise' them that will be buried to exacting standards, (plain wood box, certain shape and dimensions etc.......).

Me personally, I am at a loss as to any difference it makes upon ones death so long as the ritual is not of a paganistic nature.

Cremation as performed in this country has NO ritual that I am aware of. The body is simply burnt to cinders and placed inside a thick plastic bag and this placed in a hard plastic box. I suppose that many have not witnessed this for the funeral home will place ashes inside an urn for those that choose to pay for it. But as far as I'm aware, there aren't any Hindus that do the burning chanting their prayers and such. It is a very technical and 'matter of fact' procedure.

I would suggest to any that have questions on such matters to do their share of 'fasting and prayer' and I can assure you, that if the Spirit dwells within you, the answer WILL be given.

As for me? Save the space and money. I think that I would rather be burnt and done with it than being eaten by bugs and rotting for the sake of 'death being the END'. Death is nothing more than a 'part of life'. For those that LOVE this world, death is probably terrifying. To those that understand that death is a 'part' of life, it's really nothing to fear. Did a loving and forgiving God create death as something 'terrible'? No, it's just the 'end' of this 'part' of life. Then we sleep, then we are risen. That's when some should certainly be afraid, (he he he). What happens AFTER our judgement will determine eternal life or death (eternal separation from God). That is why we are warned to be prepared at ALL times to face this death.

Great words, my brother.

 

[stansenemy]

re;cremation

we had a that topic in the awake and i have to do reasearch at the kingdom hall to find it but it is important to note that today if you are poor and do not have the means to pay for a burial which costs start at 6000 and up ,probably even more than you probably do not have a choice,your economic status today dictates whether you are buried or cremated.it would seem unreasonable from gods standpoint to punish someone that did not have the means to have a burial.in the old days in the united states they had graveyards for people that were poor and they were taken care of ,but that was at a time when many people had respect for others and had more scriptural morals

 

[stansenemy]

re;cremation

we had a that topic in the awake and i have to do reasearch at the kingdom hall to find it but it is important to note that today if you are poor and do not have the means to pay for a burial which costs start at 6000 and up ,probably even more than you probably do not have a choice,your economic status today dictates whether you are buried or cremated.it would seem unreasonable from gods standpoint to punish someone that did not have the means to have a burial.in the old days in the united states they had graveyards for people that were poor and they were taken care of ,but that was at a time when many people had respect for others and had more scriptural morals

 

[Soma-Sight]

Well, let's see.............

I wonder if it's Biblical to stick a massive needle into a corpse and suck out all their blood and replace it with embalming fluid. Then glue their eyes shut with 'super glue'. Then place them in a 'fancy' metal, silk lined box in their fanciest clothing. Make their faces up like clowns. Then dig a hole, place them in it and cover them up. And after all this, have their names engraved in a 'made by hand image' so that they have a semi-permanent earthly existence after their dead.

Most of those mentioned in the Bible as being 'buried' were NOT buried as we do today. Most of those mentioned were 'entombed'. But actual burial is not really defined in the Bible.

If one were to cremate with the 'intention' of some pagan ritual, then by all means this would displease God. But what happens to ones body 'after' they are through with it is not something that someone 'Spiritual' would even concern themselves with.

The Orthodox Jews on the other hand are very serious about the means with which they bury their dead. I have met some that make their loved ones 'promise' them that will be buried to exacting standards, (plain wood box, certain shape and dimensions etc.......).

Me personally, I am at a loss as to any difference it makes upon ones death so long as the ritual is not of a paganistic nature.

Cremation as performed in this country has NO ritual that I am aware of. The body is simply burnt to cinders and placed inside a thick plastic bag and this placed in a hard plastic box. I suppose that many have not witnessed this for the funeral home will place ashes inside an urn for those that choose to pay for it. But as far as I'm aware, there aren't any Hindus that do the burning chanting their prayers and such. It is a very technical and 'matter of fact' procedure.

I would suggest to any that have questions on such matters to do their share of 'fasting and prayer' and I can assure you, that if the Spirit dwells within you, the answer WILL be given.

As for me? Save the space and money. I think that I would rather be burnt and done with it than being eaten by bugs and rotting for the sake of 'death being the END'. Death is nothing more than a 'part of life'. For those that LOVE this world, death is probably terrifying. To those that understand that death is a 'part' of life, it's really nothing to fear. Did a loving and forgiving God create death as something 'terrible'? No, it's just the 'end' of this 'part' of life. Then we sleep, then we are risen. That's when some should certainly be afraid, (he he he). What happens AFTER our judgement will determine eternal life or death (eternal separation from God). That is why we are warned to be prepared at ALL times to face this death.

That sums it up....