Is Cremation Forbidden?

A Christian friend said in their church they are going to do a Bible Study on cremation. I would like to know what Scriptures says in this regards. At death will we be condemned for cremating our body? Thanks a lot for having this great site which my husband and I use daily in our walk with God.

Q. I was speaking to a Christian friend who said in their church they are going to do a Bible Study on cremation. I would like to know what Scriptures says in this regards..At death will we be condemned for cremating our body? Thanks a lot for having this great site which my husband and I use daily in our walk with God.

A. While it prohibits us from sacrificing our children to the god Molech by burning them in the sacrificial fire, the Bible is silent on the subject of cremation. Therefore there can be no condemnation for doing it.

In the past it was thought that by cremating one’s body there would be nothing left for God to raise at the Resurrection. But even a casual understanding of the embalming and burial process reveals that it would cause as big a problem as cremation, if such a thing could exceed God’s abilities. There isn’t any Biblical basis for this view.