At the church, tradition did not allow it, and it was not the practice of Christians. We have the example of the Old Testament, which prescribed burial in the earth or monuments, and the Christian Jewish tradition did not burn the bodies out of reverence, because our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We should not destroy it violently, as cremation is a ruthless, violent destruction of the body. Burial in the earth is an organic, slow destruction of the body by nature. I mean, it is more natural in some way. Of course, destruction is not natural, but it is a consequence of sin that we will return to dust as well. But this forms the church’s view. Then, also, the Freemasons and the communists, who do not believe in the resurrection, manifested and introduced cremation in modern times as an expression of their unbelief. Therefore, it is more in accordance with the tradition of the entire church for Christians not to practice cremation.
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