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Scripture please.
God condemned people who completely burned the bones of a person
Amos 2 relates God’s declaration of His fierce wrath upon the Moabites for what they did to the bones of the king of Edom:
Amo 2:1 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
No evidence of Christians ever cremating their own
Conclusion
Cremation is not a biblically acceptable form of burial nor is it a biblically acceptable substitute for burial. Christians should not cremate their own.
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Burning the bones was an act of desecration. To the Jews it sowed doubt about the person's resurrection. Doesn't mean the act was unholy in and of itself. The dead aren't more holy with their bones intact and God can resurrect us no matter what.
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Scripture says God was displeased. God is speaking!
Amos 2 relates God’s declaration of His fierce wrath upon the Moabites for what they did to the bones of the king of Edom:
Amo 2:1 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
Last edited by Nikos; 08-31-2017 at 09:19 AM.
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Burning bones is not tantamount to burning dead bodies. You need a better witness. Two or three will do.
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Originally Posted by
Nikos
God condemned people who completely burned the bones of a person
Amos 2 relates God's declaration of His fierce wrath upon the Moabites for what they did to the bones of the king of Edom:
Amo 2:1 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
No evidence of Christians ever cremating their own
Conclusion
Cremation is not a biblically acceptable form of burial nor is it a biblically acceptable substitute for burial. Christians should not cremate their own.
You should at least acknowledge the site that you copy and paste from when you had to Google because you don't have any answer on your own.
https://apeopleforhisname.org/2015/1...is-unbiblical/
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Question...what was the context...if it was to dishonor the enemy....then God may very well have been reprimanding them for their MOTIVE, not the act?
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http://www.scripturessay.com/does-th...emn-cremation/
AMO 2:1
Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime."
Here it is not the method of disposal of the body that is condemned, but the callous desecration of the body of the King of Edom by Moab. Others cite the example of the men of Jabesh-Gilead who burned the bodies of King Saul and his sons ( 1 Samuel 31:12). This was to keep the bodies from falling into the hands of the Philistines, in order that their bodies would not be dishonored. There were some offenses which were punished by burning (Gen. 38:24; Lev. 20:14). However these and similar cases provide no guidance in the normal disposition of the body. Some say because the ancients observed the custom of burying the dead in the earth, so must we. Others cite the fact that most nations of the world have always practiced cremation, therefore so should we. Some have assumed that the doctrine of the resurrection of the body has served to restrict Christians from the practice of cremation. This is not the case. Once the spirit returns to God (as Ecc. says) the body is lifeless . James 2:26 says "For just as the body without the spirit is dead…" When this happens the body begins its return to its original elements. Whether the return is the slow disintegration of the body through the process of decay or is achieved in seconds by fire, the result is the same–the return of the body's elements to their original state.
In the resurrection it will be raised a spiritual body (1 Cor 15). It makes no difference how those elements returned to their original state. We are taught in the New Testament, largely by example, to exhibit proper respect for the dead and to deal with them in dignified and respectful fashion. Cremation is a respectful way to deal with the dead. I believe this is an aesthetic problem rather than a biblical one. It will likely be resolved on emotional and philosophical grounds rather than moral ones. Cremation violates no New Testament principle.
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I don't have a problem with how people want their bodies disposed of. I find no NT scripture on it one way or the other. Even though this funeral video is grotesque, I say, to each his/her own.
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Cremation is definitely wrong. There is a lot of conviction about it here on the forum. People are under heavy conviction knowing it is unbiblical yet still believing in it. Proper burial shows our belief in the resurrection. When we lay our loved one to rest in the tomb or grave, we are planting the seed for the resurrection body that will come forth victoriously! It is a forceful testimony of our faith in the Word of God regarding the promise of bodily resurrection. I have always brought this out at funerals I have had. Let's stay true to the Scriptures.
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down! Well Glory!
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