I’m struggling a bit with this topic. One aspect that’s missing from the discussion is the concept of a non-gnostic witness to the resurrection of the Body. As Job stated, he will see his redeemer with his own eyes. The Resurrection at Christ’s second coming will be cataclysmic—the reconstitution of all flesh, which means a complete destruction and actual recreation of the cosmos, “a new heaven and a new earth.” As one awesome Pastor told me once: "there may be dust from Abraham's body in the midst of the cup of coffee you are drinking." Thus, the idea of the resurrection of all flesh will also be a recreation of the cosmos. Therefore, of course, God can reconstitute our bodies, which are, in fact, part of God’s creation of us as individuals. It’s not just a “shell” but a real physical component of our complete person. He can and will reconstitute/resurrect our bodies, and they will be glorified, just as Christ’s body was. Even the bodies of those, as mentioned earlier, who have been consumed by lions, melted in a volcano, etc. So, with all this said, I should be holding a position that “well, might as well cremate me,” but we are witnesses to our faith, and I believe a burial better witnesses our belief in the truth of the resurrection. We are “respecting” that part of us that God created. But who knows, I may be cremated. It won’t be my choice.