Burial - An IFB View

[trc123]

Okay, so we've heard about manner of body disposition.

What do you believe the Scripture's teach about location? Town cemetery, pauper's cemetery, St. Patrick's RCC Cemetery, County Morgue, Family Backyard.......?

[John81]

I have woodworking plans for plain, pine caskets that you can use as bookcases until the time comes. That's a project my wife's not too excited about.

I like it!

[John81]

Okay, so we've heard about manner of body disposition.

What do you believe the Scripture's teach about location? Town cemetery, pauper's cemetery, St. Patrick's RCC Cemetery, County Morgue, Family Backyard.......?

The Jews had cemetaries of various sorts and there were also family plots.

Myself, I wouldn't want to be buried in a Catholic cemetary because I'm not Catholic and wouldn't want to even give a hint of endorsement of Catholicism.

I don't know of anything unbiblical about being buried in the city cemetary or a family plot as both are mentioned in Scripture.

[JerryNumbers]

Okay, so we've heard about manner of body disposition.

What do you believe the Scripture's teach about location? Town cemetery, pauper's cemetery, St. Patrick's RCC Cemetery, County Morgue, Family Backyard.......?

Over the hill from me is the Baptist Church I grew up in that has a large cemetery, my grandparents, my parents, are buried there, and I will be to.

Through the years man of the church of Christ people have been buried there. I somewhat wonder why they use this cemetery, being as they totally disagree how one is saved, and claim one has to be baptized into the church of Christ in order to enter heaven. Perhaps they feel in death, and burial, it makes no difference where one is buried.

I might add, I'm quite amazed at how much it has grown since I was a small boy. I don't suppose I ever dreamed back them that it would get so larger, them enlarge and even more buried there.

[JerryNumbers]

I have woodworking plans for plain, pine caskets that you can use as bookcases until the time comes. That's a project my wife's not too excited about.

I suggested to my wife, lets go ahead and buy our coffins, we can store them in our storage building until they're needed and we can saved quite a bit of money. I thought there for a few minutes that I would live out the rest of my life in the storage building.

[Wilchbla]

Sorry but when I die I'm getting cremated. No use taking up more realestate.

[DennisD]

A little off topic but reminded me of something. I went to London and walked through the Westminster Abbey and lo and behold...Charles Darwin is buried underneath and has a very large stone slab engraved with his name, dates, etc. Typical...

[trc123]

Its more economical to be cremated in several ways. The biggest way is that they can bury two cremated person's remains in a single plot that would otherwise only be available for one person's remains.

We recently bought four plots next to my brother-in-law (he passed away at 47 yrs. old June 5th of this year) and sister-in-law. It's kind of strange being old enough to be buying your own plot and looking at making your arrangements for the burial of your own remains, but I think it is better than saddling my kids with making those decisions.

[Anon]

My husband and my dad firmly believe that burial is the Christian way.

I'm on the fence....I can kind of agree that its prOBably the best way...but God really never commanded a certain way, that I know of...??? And sometimes people cannot afford a regular burial...its so expensive!!!!! So I don't begrudge anyone who chooses cremation.

[trc123]

My husband and my dad firmly believe that burial is the Christian way.

I'm on the fence....I can kind of agree that its prOBably the best way...but God really never commanded a certain way, that I know of...??? And sometimes people cannot afford a regular burial...its so expensive!!!!! So I don't begrudge anyone who chooses cremation.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you. Do you mean to indicate that because someone is cremated it means they can't be buried? I'm fairly certain that when my other brother-in-law died two years ago he was cremated and he was buried as well.

[Anon]

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you. Do you mean to indicate that because someone is cremated it means they can't be buried? I'm fairly certain that when my other brother-in-law died two years ago he was cremated and he was buried as well.

I didn't say anything about what is done to the ashes after cremation. There are about a zillion choices.

I was referring to keeping the body intact, as opposed to cremation, in my comparison.

[JerryNumbers]

Don't worry about running out of real-estate, nor taking up to much of it, remember, the day will come when all graves will be emptied, and I feel sure that our God would never set the example of burying people in a grave if we would run out of real-estate and or take up to much of it before Jesus' comes for His own.

God's way is not always the cheapest way, and following Jesus does not mean you will have much money nor worldly possession, in fact, following Jesus is a sacrifice that many refuse to make.

[John81]

Don't worry about running out of real-estate, nor taking up to much of it, remember, the day will come when all graves will be emptied, and I feel sure that our God would never set the example of burying people in a grave if we would run out of real-estate and or take up to much of it before Jesus' comes for His own.

God's way is not always the cheapest way, and following Jesus does not mean you will have much money nor worldly possession, in fact, following Jesus is a sacrifice that many refuse to make.

[trc123]

I didn't say anything about what is done to the ashes after cremation. There are about a zillion choices.

I was referring to keeping the body intact, as opposed to cremation, in my comparison.

Okay, thank you for explaining your meaning as that is not precisely what you said in the section I had quoted. You simply said "burial" without a definition of the body being intact as being "burial." Which was confusing because I know that "burial" can be done to cremated remains as well.

In any event, thank you for explaining.

[JerryNumbers]

My 1st cousin, who was separated from his children rightly disowned him, they were ashamed of him for he failed to live up to their expectation. At his death they came in. They had him cremated due to cost, and buried the ashes in the plot his father and mother had provided for him.

I understood from my cousin he had this all taken care of at the funeral home. I feel he would have been unhappy about the outcome.

After I saw what was going to be done I encouraged them to at least put up a small grave marker, I'm glad I did, and glad they did so.

I've seen several that have died and their family did not carry out their whishes.