Many Christians wonder if cremation is an acceptable biblical alternative to burial. Pastor Mike takes a look at the biblical principles and practices of dealing with your body after you die.
Death
The Brevity of Life
As we start to understand the trouble & brevity of this life as God’s theological & sometimes practical response to sin, we should learn to earnestly seek his solutions.
Death & the Intermediate State
Our personal eschatology will likely begin with our physical death; knowing more about why we die and where we go after we die is a fundamental to understanding God’s future for us.
Understanding God's Short-Term Response to Sin
We must understand that God temporarily tolerates (co-exists) with sin and allows people to plow headlong into increasing sin until the day of judgment; this does not reflect a lack of power on God’s part, but only patience and grace until his coming.
Guarding Our Hope in a World That Doesn’t Have It
We must be intentional in guarding our confidence in what God has revealed in his word, screening our input and avoiding the incessant flow of error that comes from the world’s opinion.
Conquering Death…It’s the Whole Point
Our future hope (a tangible resurrected bodily existence in the coming age) is based on the historical reality of Christ’s tangible, bodily resurrection. We must wholeheartedly confirm this fact and let I motivate us as we live each day in light of our future.
A Few Preliminaries When Talking About Life After Death
Death, both spiritual & physical, was a lamentable intrusion on mankind – one that God powerfully rectified and now provides us with a solution in Christ!
