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Misconception: Cremation dishonors the body. Fact: The Bible says that those who die return to the dust, which is what naturally happens to a corpse when it decomposes. (Genesis 3: 19) Cremation speeds up the process by reducing the body to ashes, or dust. Misconception: In Bible times, only people in God’s disfavor were burned after death.
We base our views and practices related to funerals on the Bible’s teachings, including the following: It is normal to grieve over the death of a loved one. Jesus’ disciples mourned the death of their loved ones. (John 11:33- 35, 38; Acts 8:2; 9: 39) Thus, we do not treat a funeral as a time for revelry. (Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4; 7: 1-4 ...