I wonder how many of our people know that only the ungodly of the bible ever burned the human body and they were always for revenge or a sacrifice to a false god. An abomination in the eyes of God!

Now for a few Scriptural examples for the disposal of our loved ones or a Godly burial:

First and foremost, Jesus' our precious Savior was buried in a new tomb Matthew 27:60, and the graves were opened and many bodies of the saints, which sleep arose and came out of graves at Jesus' resurrection. There was Abraham, who buried, Sarah, his wife, as did all the patriots and many others throughout the old Scriptures.

Now, for others in the New Testament of the grace age examples, we find that Lazarus was buried, whom Jesus loved very much, John 11, in fact, "Jesus wept at the time for sorrow, and raised him from the grave and he lived.

What about Stephen, who preached one of the most powerful, doctrinal, and blessed discourses on record? Acts 8:2 and devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him. If we burn, "cremate" our loved ones, we make a mockery of the sacred baptismal figure of the death, burial and resurrection; and the great example Jesus taught us in being baptized into the church, Matthew 3:13 and Mark 1:9-11.

That being the positive side of the issue, -- Now for the negative points to ponder: see 1Kings 13:1-5. "There came a man of God" and "cried against the altar in the word of the Lord" - "Men's bones shall be burnt upon thee;" "Behold the altar shall be rent" (torn down); then "Jeroboam, lay hold of the man of God and his hand was dried up." Does this sound like God approved of cremation?

Leviticus 18:21, "And thou shall not let any of thy seed pass through the fire---"God's laws forbid it.

Deuteronomy 12:31, "For every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire their gods."

2 Kings 23:16, "King Josiah took bones out of the sepulchers and burned them at the altar and polluted it."

So, it is an abomination to burn our loved ones bodies. It will pollute the worship service of God, and it is against His laws, so why would we do such a thing?

Now come, brethren, read your bible, "for the world of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of souls and spirit, And of the joints and marrow; and is a discerner of the thought and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12. - Elder Berwyn Hand, Carlsbad, New Mexico