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Wepnx0916:
Is it alright to be cremated. I really don't want my family to be burdened with burial cost ???

Jackie Lee:
I haven't found any scriptures to prove cremation wrong.
This is why I plan to be cremated also but then it may be just as expensive as burial by the time we die who knows?
Maybe some of the really wise ones here can show us.
 If I find cremation is wrong then I wouldn't have it done.

fe32k:
1Corinthians Chapter 15
42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

 43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

 44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

 45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

 46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.



John 6:63
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing"

God be with you,
Roy

indianabob:
My understanding is that the preparation of the body by the mortician for viewing cost about the same as cremation.

A large part of the cost is the funeral home fee for displaying the body for a day of viewing plus another day for the funeral plus an expensive maple or other decorated casket that wouldn't be needed if cremation was the choice.  Then you have the parade to the cemetery with a police escort and hearse and flower car and limo for the immediate family.

A grave site purchase will cost from $500 to $2,000 depending on the your location and a tomb stone may cost $5,000. installed with concrete foundation.  You should figure on about $10,000 for the normal funeral and burial plus the tomb stone.  Cremation would be much less.

In our family we plan to have either a cremation or burial with a private viewing for the family only and then an open house with carry in food for friends on the following week end.  It is much less stressful and I won't be there to make any judgments.   My wife and four children all agree with this and they aren't too concerned about the other relatives or in-laws.  They can come if they want to and are welcome.  The only one who will be disappointed is the undertaker.

You can check with a local funeral director for an estimate of the cost in your local city.

Shmeggly:
I too would plan on being cremated just to save cost; I have heard that a normal funeral here can run about $10, 000 and up, while cremation is more like $2000 (I know relatives on my wife's side who have had a cremation as opposed to a funeral, and this is what they told me.  Have not checked personally...)

I wouldn't want to put my family in debt just because I die; it seems kind of unfair.  That's why I would make that choice for myself, purely economical.  So I totally understand where you're coming from.  And I don't think it is morally or spiritually wrong; I agree with what Roy and Jackie Lee said.  I understand why you would ask though because some Christians think it's wrong (they're thinking physical not spiritual!)  But then what about a body burned in a house fire, blown up, etc.?  God is so much bigger than that....

I hope you feel free to make the choice that is best for you and your family....I don't mean to pry, but are you alright, or are is this a just in case/for the future kind of thing?  Hope it's a just in case thing....James

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