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Dear Fred
Is cremation biblical?
Fred's Response
In Sodom and Gomorrah many people were cremated not by intention but by the fire that had fallen from heaven. In the flood they were drowned and others like Joseph were embalmed. I don’t know that the scriptures specifically tells us what to do with our corpses. But as one martyr said I would soon be eaten by the savages then eaten by the bugs and worms. I think the main issue is whether or not God will have trouble resurrecting us and in what form. If he could create us out of dust he could certainly bring us back from the ashes.
