Cremation

Dear Editor,Your article and letter regarding cremation as “pagan” has caused me much concern. I am a born again Christian and have been most of my life. My husband and I agreed on cremation and made the arrangements years ago. He died 10 years ago.I felt no qualms about this decision and had discussed it with my pastor.I think of the saints burned on stakes, devoured by beasts, and people lost at sea. Does it concern God what happens to the shell we occupied here on earth? We know our spirits have a new body with Him in heaven.It seems cleaner than our bodies rotting and becoming worm-infested in the ground.Ashes are dust—it all goes into the earth again in time.There are so many who just cannot pay the cost of a funeral.I have always had the greatest respect for your teachings, and still do, but I take issue with you on this. I do not see that the Bible teaches this.-G. Beyer, OR


Arno's Answer:


You are confusing cremation with salvation, which have no relation to one another. God can do all things; He can restore from dust or from ashes.

I have provided some of the reasons in my tract, Burial or Cremation? But let me add one more: Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; therefore, one cannot dispose of it in any way one chooses. We should follow Scripture’s instructions. For example: Would you take an old worn out Bible and throw it in the trash? Or let your children tear out pages? Of course not. Would the elders of a church agree to sell their church building to someone that wants to turn it into an adult bookstore? I don’t think so. The church building is a place set aside for believers to assemble; therefore, we respect it.

Midnight Call - 01/2016

Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.

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