Prior to 1930, cremation was virtually unheard of in the U.S., and even as late as 1975 cremation was chosen for body disposal in only 6% of deaths in the U.S. Not anymore. Cremation is now available and regularly practiced in every state, such that by year 2025 the Cremation Association projects 57.27% of American deaths will be administered via cremation.
Yet Christians have historically opposed cremation, equating it with pagan ritual and superstition and preferring burial's symbolism of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection and the hope of believers' resurrection at the Second Coming. But nowhere in Scripture is cremation condemned or burial commanded. No form of disposition of human mortal remains is a threat to Christian resurrection or to the soul. God can resurrect ashes as well as dust. Burial or cremation today is a matter of Christian liberty.
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