Cremation and burning of remains in the OT is almost universally a condemnation of the individual (the lone exception being the burning of Saul's remains after they were recovered from the Philistines - perhaps we can consider this "neutral"). The early church rejected cremation. Christ was buried. Col 2:12 and Rom 6:4 identify burial with Christ in baptism. No, cremation won't send you to hell, but one should think about what the practice confesses. God will resurrect all regardless of the condition of their remains. But we also believe the body is a good thing, and that our earthly bodies will be restored to glorious bodies in Heaven. Carefully burying a body intact, in my opinion, makes the best confession outside of extreme circumstances. Facing east, of course...
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