No, cremation is not wrong. The Bible does not give instructions about what to do with a body after someone has died. When someone dies they eventually decompose and turn to dust (just as God said would happen — Gen. 3:19. Also see Ps. 104:29; Eccles. 3:20; 12:7). Cremation simply speeds this process up. At […]
What does the Bible say about suicide?
God has given us life and asks us to use it in serving him (John 10:10; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). We are to honour God with our body (1 Cor 6:20), so it would be wrong to destroy the gift God has given us. The Bible records seven suicides:
What does the Bible say about the ancestry of Jesus?
Jesus was the son of God and Mary: And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus… 35 And the angel answered [Mary], “The Holy Spirit […]
Is or was Jesus an angel?
No, Jesus is not — and never was — an angel. Hebrews 1 makes this clear, especially Hebrews 1:3-5 & 13: {3} …After making purification for sins, he [God’s son — v2 — i.e. Jesus] sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, {4} having become as much superior to angels as […]
What does “wife of one husband” mean in 1Tim.5:9?
What does this mean? 1 Timothy 5:9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband1 1Or a woman of one man The footnote suggests that “wife of one husband” might be some kind of idiom, for being a faithful wife. Is […]
Children ate the OT passover so why not NT bread and wine?
Children were allowed to eat the OT passover seder, so how do we know that both the last supper and the agape meal at Corinth were not simply meals where the bread and wine of the New Covenant, the “body” and “blood” of Christ, were not restricted to adult baptised members? God, Jesus and Children […]
If no part of us goes to heaven, then how can we have “riches in heaven”? (Matthew 19:21)
Jesus said [to a rich man] “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” (Matthew 19:21) Jesus’ comment is in the context of the man who asked what he must do to have eternal life. In Matthew 5:12 […]
What does the Bible say about gambling?
The Bible does not mention the word ‘gambling’, although the soldiers who crucified Jesus were gambling, in a sense, when they cast lots for his garments. However, the most common motivation for people who gamble is greed, or covetousness, and this is forbidden in the Ten Commandments and Jesus Christ condemns it (Luke 12:15). In […]
What does the Bible say about fasting?
In the Bible, to fast means to go without all food and drink. Under the Law of Moses, the Israelites were to fast at the time of five of their feasts each year and at other individual occasions, such as grieving or as a sign of penitence. In Isaiah 58:3, it sounds as though the […]
What is New Jerusalem?
“New Jerusalem” is only mentioned in Revelation: The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes […]