Questions in this section
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Is cremation okay for Christians?
No, it is not okay, for God created the body and saved it by the death of His Son. Desecrating the body by burning it in fire is the profane practice of pagan devil-worshippers with no knowledge of God (I Cor 6:13-20). Men in the Bible were buried, even at great cost and inconvenience, because their bodies sleep in the grave until the resurrection (Gen 23:1-20; 50:25-26; Deut 34:5-6; Matt 14:12; 27:57-60; Acts 7:60).
While God is easily able to put a body back together that has been cremated or destroyed accidentally or intentionally some other way, it is a sin against God and your body to treat it in such a disrespectful and pagan way. The wicked only will have their bodies burned in hell!
For much more about cremation and burial in the light of the Bible: Cremation.
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Death?
The spirit leaves the body and returns to God (Eccl 3:21; 12:7). Without the spirit, the body rots and returns to dust rapidly (Gen 2:7; Jas 2:26). Paul said to be absent from his body was to be present with the Lord (II Cor 5:6-8). Jesus told the thief he would be with Him that day in Paradise – their two spirits would be in heaven in the presence of God (Luke 23:43,46).
See Also
Sermon and outline: Eternal Life is a Gift.
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What happens after meeting God?
The spirits of God’s elect stay in the presence of God (Heb 12:22-24; Rev 6:9-11). They wait for the resurrection to get their bodies glorified to house their spirits for eternity (II Cor 5:1-4; I Thess 5:13-14; I Cor 15:35-54). The spirits of wicked men are cast into hell to wait for the final Day of Judgment when they will be consigned to the lake of fire (Luke 16:22-23; Rev 20:13).
See Also
Sermon and outline: Appointed to Death and Judgment.
Sermon and outline: The Book of Life.
Sermon and outline: Is There a Burning Hell?
Sermon outline: The Judgment Seat Of Christ. -
What happens at the resurrection?
Jesus Christ will call all bodies out of the ground to appear before God (John 5:28-29; Acts 24:15). The righteous will get glorified bodies for their spirits to spend eternity in the presence of God and Jesus Christ (I Cor 15:35-54; II Cor 5:1-4). The wicked will get their bodies restored to house their souls in the tormenting flames of the lake of fire (Rev 20:13-14; Matt 25:41,46).
See Also
Sermon and outline: Appointed to Death and Judgment.
Sermon and outline: The Book of Life.
Sermon and outline: Is There a Burning Hell?
Sermon outline: The Judgment Seat Of Christ. -
What happens at the Judgment?
All men will give an account of their lives to Jesus Christ (Rom 14:10-11; II Cor 5:10-11). They will be judged out of the books of God’s laws (Eccl 12:14; Rev 20:12). The wicked will be found guilty for their sins and cast into the lake of fire (Rev 20:11-15; 21:8; Matt 25:41,46). The godly will give an account but be saved by their names in the book of life (Rev 20:15; Luke 10:20).
See Also
Sermon and outline: Appointed to Death and Judgment.
Sermon and outline: The Book of Life.
Sermon and outline: Is There a Burning Hell?
Sermon outline: The Judgment Seat Of Christ. -
When babies die, do they go to heaven?
We believe elect babies go to heaven and non-elect babies go to hell. Elect babies go to heaven based on David’s testimony about his son and the glorious, gracious doctrines of election and representation (II Sam 12:23; Eph 1:3-6; Rom 5:12-19). We believe non-elect babies go to hell based on Adam’s sin on their behalf in the Garden of Eden (Rom 5:12-19). God loved Jacob and hated Esau before they were born and before they had done any good or evil (Rom 9:10-13).
We reject infant baptism as the way to save babies, since it is not taught in the Bible, and which was invented by Roman Catholics and copied by most Protestant denominations. We reject an age of accountability, since it is not taught in the Bible, and which was another invention to avoid the doctrine of representation or the doctrine of imputation of Adam’s sin (Rom 5:12-19).
See Also
Sermon and outline about imputation of Adam’s sin: The Two Adams.