Judgment

 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
Revelation 20:13 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/rev.20.13.ESV

It doesn't matter whether we're cremated with our ashes scattered at sea: we will assuredly be judged by God, whether we're dead or alive. He's the Sovereign Creator and Judge of all. There's no escaping His divine justice.

Whether living, dead, or wherever we may be, God will judge us. It doesn't matter whether we're Christians or unbelievers. Every single one of us will have to give an account of ourselves to God.

There's a difference in how we're judged though. We're either judged as we deserve, as condemned sinners, or else we're clothed in Christ's righteousness. God either judges us according to our shortcomings (if we reject Him) or else according to the good works that He's prepared in advance for us to do.

Every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The difference is that some of us will bow gladly, whilst others will be forced to acknowledge Christ's Lordship. We either worship Christ forever in glory, or else we'll be cast into outer darkness.

'God our Father, don't let us delude ourselves that we can escape Your judgment. Please judge us according to Christ's righteousness rather than the filthy rags of our self righteousness. In His name, amen'