Does the Bible Prohibit Cremation? 1. Scripture says nothing about a required mode of burial for either believers or non-believers. However, burying the body was the standard practice among the Israelites in the Old Testament and Christians in the New (exceptions: 1 Sam. 31:8-13; Jos. 7:25). 2. Obviously any buried body will eventually decompose (Ecc. 12:7). So cremation isn’t a strange or wrong practice – it merely accelerates the natural process of oxidation. 3. The believer will one day receive a new body (1 Cor. 15:42-49; 1 Thes. 4:13-18; Job 19:25-26), thus the state of what remains of the old body is unimportant. 4. The imagery of Christ’s resurrection pictures burial and then a raising up from the dead (Rom. 6:3-5; 1 Cor. 15:3-4). Because of that, many Christians prefer burial to cremation to maintain a likeness to Christ's burial (although literally He was laid in state in a cave, not buried in the ground).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Salad	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	Pitted Bing cherries or dark sweet cherries in heavy syrup
1	c	Boiling water
1	pk	(3-oz) cherry jello
3/4	c	Liquid from cherries -or-
3/4	c	Creme sherry
1	c	Chopped pecans
1	pk	(3-oz) cream cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Drain cherries and reserve liquid. Pour boiling water over Jello and add
juice or sherry. Refrigerate one (1) hour, then add cherries and nuts. Cube
cream cheese and add. Turn into 8 inch square pan or 5 cup mold.
Refrigerate. Can be used on lettuce for salad or served as dessert.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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