The Bible does not explicitly mention cremation, but it teaches that God will raise the dead.
The focused passages in this study emphasize resurrection rather than burial or cremation. Les Feldick teaches that at death the soul and spirit go to Christ, and the body is later raised and reunited with them. Nothing in these clips indicates that the way a body is disposed of would affect God's power to raise it.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 — Shows that God will bring with Him those who have died in Christ, pointing to bodily resurrection.
John 5:29 — Jesus speaks of two resurrections—of life and of condemnation—showing that all will be raised.
1 Corinthians 15:35 — Paul addresses the question of how the dead are raised and with what body.
Scripture does not give a specific rule about cremation in the passages featured in this study. Instead, its emphasis falls on the resurrection of the dead. In 1 Thessalonians 4:14 the Apostle Paul writes that those who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Jesus Himself speaks of a resurrection of life for those who have done good and a resurrection of condemnation for those who have done evil (John 5:29). Paul asks in 1 Corinthians 15:35, 'How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?'—a question that points to God's power to raise the dead. None of these passages discuss cremation or any particular method of body disposal.
While Les does not directly discuss cremation in these clips, he teaches that God is concerned with the whole man—body, soul, and spirit. At physical death the body is separated from the soul and spirit, and the believer's soul and spirit go immediately to be with Christ in heaven. On the resurrection day, the body is raised and reunited with the soul and spirit. Les also stresses that resurrection is a uniquely biblical concept—no other religion or cult teaches it. The clips do not address burial practices or cremation; they focus on the certainty of bodily resurrection.
In the transcripts provided, neither the Bible passages quoted nor Les's teaching in these clips mention cremation specifically. The passages and lessons are about resurrection, the separation of body and soul at death, and the reunion at the resurrection. So this study does not offer a direct biblical command for or against cremation.
Les explains that physical death is the separation of the body from the soul and spirit. The soul and spirit of a believer go to be with Christ in heaven, while the body remains until the resurrection. He describes God's concern for the whole man—body, soul, and spirit—not just the immaterial part.
Paul asks in 1 Corinthians 15:35, 'How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?' Les then points to verse 36: before something can live, it must die. This teaching about a seed dying before it is quickened illustrates the principle that death must come before resurrection.
Les emphasizes that resurrection is a biblical concept and is not found in other religions or mythologies. Reincarnation, he says, is not the same as resurrection. Resurrection is central to the Christian hope.
From Adam to the Rapture: God's Plan for the Ages
Now, here again in this verse 29 is a good example of what Peter meant when he wrote in his little epistle there toward the end of your Bible that no Scripture is of private interpretation. I'm sure you've all seen that verse, and you probably wonder, well, what does he mean? All Peter meant was that you cannot take one verse of Scripture and build doctrine on it.
Believers Who Sleep
Les teaches that believers who have died are already with Christ in spirit and soul, and God will bring them with Him at the resurrection.
God's Concern for the Whole Man
Les stresses that God cares about the body, soul, and spirit, and that in the eternal state believers will have new resurrected bodies.
Body Raised, Soul Already in Glory
Les explains that the body raised in resurrection power is still void of the soul and spirit until they are reunited; the believer's soul and spirit are already in glory in heaven.
Fear of Death and Separation
Les observes that even believers instinctively fear death because it means the separation of the body from the soul and spirit.
Death Before Life
Les highlights Paul's principle that before something can live, it must die—setting up the concept of resurrection.
Resurrection Unique to the Bible
Les says resurrection is a biblical concept that no other religion or mythology teaches, unlike reincarnation.
What Does the Bible Say About Church Discipline and Sin?
We're a believer who will refuse to come away from his sinful lifestyle, and you can deal with them and deal with them, and then all of a sudden bingo, just a sudden heart attack or a sudden car accident, and they're gone. Well, God takes them home lest they keep on bringing reproach to His name, and that's exactly what John is dealing with, and so he says there is, verse 16 again, there is a sin …
1 Thessalonians 4:14: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
This verse is the basis for the teaching that dead believers will be brought with Christ at His coming.
John 5:29: And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
It shows that all will be resurrected, some to life and some to condemnation.
1 Corinthians 15:35: But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
It raises the very question about the manner and body of resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:36: Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die.
It introduces the principle that death precedes life in resurrection.
2 Corinthians 5:8: We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
It supports the teaching that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
In the passages used in this study, the Bible does not discuss cremation. The emphasis is on resurrection, not on the method of disposing of a body.
The provided transcripts do not specifically discuss cremation. Les teaches that God will raise the body and reunite it with the soul and spirit. The Bible passages cited here show God raising the dead without describing any limitation.
Physical death is the separation of the body from the soul and spirit. For the believer, the soul and spirit go to be with Christ, while the body awaits resurrection.
Les does not give a detailed description in these clips, but he teaches that the body will be raised in resurrection power and reunited with the soul and spirit.
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