cremation?

[Fez]

BFP - all that to say no?

Parker, so short a sentence to start what?

[~Shalhevet~]

You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.

C. S. Lewis

Only one place I know a soul can burn, and I don't intend going there.

So burn my body, it's just a vehicle for my soul.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but who is C.S. Lewis?

[Arthur Durnan]

Only heathen kings were cremated in biblical times. Today atheists lead the way re cremation: ie, Eddie Dutchin, George Bernard Shaw, etc, etc. Why not follow the example of our Majestic Lord & Savior and enjoin burial?

[~Shalhevet~]

Only heathen kings were cremated in biblical times. Today atheists lead the way re cremation: ie, Eddie Dutchin, George Bernard Shaw, etc, etc. Why not follow the example of our Majestic Lord & Savior and enjoin burial?

Good point. I just don't want to be an expense to my family at death. Put me in a cardboard box and bury me. I don't want to be embalmed or made-up. Just bury me in the dirt with no headstone. The only reason I considered cremation was because of the expense of a funeral, which these days is so over priced and a lot of things are done that are completely unnecessary.

[nebula]

Only heathen kings were cremated in biblical times. Today atheists lead the way re cremation: ie, Eddie Dutchin, George Bernard Shaw, etc, etc. Why not follow the example of our Majestic Lord & Savior and enjoin burial?

Got a cave?

[Fez]

Only heathen kings were cremated in biblical times. Today atheists lead the way re cremation: ie, Eddie Dutchin, George Bernard Shaw, etc, etc. Why not follow the example of our Majestic Lord & Savior and enjoin burial?

Got a cave?

And a BIG stone you can roll in front of it?

[Fez]

You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.

C. S. Lewis

Only one place I know a soul can burn, and I don't intend going there.

So burn my body, it's just a vehicle for my soul.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but who is C.S. Lewis?

Lewis was a Christian writer who wrote books such as The Screwtape Letters (get it if you can it is excellent), Mere Christianity, and the classic The Cronicles of Narnia (remember the movie?). He also wrote many short articles on faith during the second world war that were read out to the troops fighting in Europe as radio broadcasts. He was a good friend of Tolkien (Lord of the Rings author, who was born in South Africa ). There is a lot on him on the web, and there is a C.S. Lewis site.

[JCISGD]

Good topic ASC, one had put on the shelf but did trouble me slightly. The posts by others have helped to cement my thoughts ans allay any concerns about cremation, which i had chosen in my will, after taking any parts they want.

If we think about it, if God needed all our body parts and dust in one place in order to ressurrect us, many not of their own choice would be in trouble. What about the valley of bones in Ezekiel, much of their bodies would have beem eaten by birds, and the dust blown away by the wind. And as pointed out earlier Christians burned in persecutions.

I myself dont want a burial and in an age over high population, think graveyards are a waste of space especially for Christians. But thats just me.

I think Tony Warren has really stretched scripture for his own preference. His mention of making children pass through the fire, was not cremation after death but a live sacrifice to the god of Molech. One of the reasons God was just in wiping out the 7 nations in the promised land.

[Arthur Durnan]

So it's cremation for those who decry burial as occurred with Jesus, and it's burial for those who wish to emulate their Savior[/b]-Example. And perhaps in view of the signs of the times & the immency of Jesus' any-momemt Return for His blood-bought Church, we may indeed receive our new bodies akin His glorious Body (1 Corinthians 15) l before we decompose too! But it surely is very interesting that only heathen kings were cremated in Old Tstament times. Who wishes to emulate them?

[~candice~]

So it's cremation for those who decry burial as occurred with Jesus, and it's burial for those who wish to emulate their Savior[/b]-Example. And perhaps in view of the signs of the times & the immency of Jesus' any-momemt Return for His blood-bought Church, we may indeed receive our new bodies akin His glorious Body (1 Corinthians 15) l before we decompose too! But it surely is very interesting that only heathen kings were cremated in Old Tstament times. Who wishes to emulate them?

You are way off base. You cannot cast doubt over those christians who choose to be cremated after death just because heathen kings were cremated. Again, Jesus was put in a cave AND ROSE AGAIN! Burial doesn't even compare. If you don't have scripture to back yourself up, perhaps you shouldn't make such a claim.