If you are cremated can you be resurrected

It was the least we could do under the circumstances, but I definitely had a difficult time getting closure for his death without a proper burial. Even though he wasn't a practicing Catholic, he surely was a faithful man who attended a local church and believed in Jesus. He still should have been properly buried, in one holy place. Is resurrection possible if cremains are scattered in multiple locations?

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Posted at h in by Mark Driscoll. Mark Driscoll hello markdriscoll. Read More. Yes, it is cheaper, but as John Piper suggests in the article linked to below, the body of Christ could help those who would choose burial were it not so expensive.

My strong preference is to go with what I see in Scripture, that God appears to be pleased with the practice of burial. John Piper provides four more reasons, beyond the biblical considerations, to choose burial over cremation. For many years, relatively few persons mostly theological liberals and freethinkers chose cremation. Of course, countless Christians, unaware of or unconvinced by this logic, have chosen and will choose cremation. Again, this creates no problem for God or our loved ones regarding the resurrection.

For further insights on the topic of cremation, see this article by John Piper , some of which I have quoted above. Piper also suggests that churches consider having a special fund to help families offset the expenses related to burial. Stock photo credit: Mattox via sxc.

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