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Cremation

Schuyler (Schuiler)·2016-05-01
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“How do we respond to a relative who has decided on cremation?” Two arguments have been used against cremation. First, we are told that it is pagan. While it is true that pagans have cremated their dead for pagan reasons, that in itself does not make the practice pagan. Pagans such as the Greeks cremated their dead because they denied the resurrection of the body, confessing only the immortality of the soul. The Greeks believed that the body is a contemptible prison for a noble soul....

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Author
Schuyler (Schuiler)
Date

2016-05-01

Source
Beacon Lights
Scripture References
Isaiah 8:19–20Joshua 7:25
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