Many Christians today think that cremation is a good thing. Is it? Russell Moore passionately argues that Christians should promote burial, and his arguments are compelling. Christians should bury the dead because our bodies are not mere shells, but are intimately tied to who we are. My body is me. In the resurrection, God will resurrect all people. Burial indicates both a confidence in the resurrection and a recognition that we are to treat with respect the person that we are burying.
Two articles written by Russell Moore are particularly helpful on this.
http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=20-01-024-v
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/aprilweb-only/114-21.0.html
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