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1 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | John Reformed | 76772 | ||
Dear Sniper, I don't believe we can be dogmatic on issues where God has not provided us with all the answers. If you take your statement to it's logical conclusion it means all infants are damned to eternal punishment. Does this doctrine square with our knowledge of the nature of God? I say it most certainly does not! Our God is mercifull and just. In all of it's long history, the wholesale commitment of infants to eternal punishment has never been taught by the church. King David believed that he would be reunited with his infant child which God had taken from him. I believe all christians may share that same hope. But, perhaps I have misunderstood your post. If so, I apologize. Our family lost a 2 year old girl just this past Wednesday (My sister's niece) and I am particularly sensitve this subject at this time. To all who read this post, please pray for baby Tatum's parents. To my knowledge, they are not christians. God Bless, John Reformed |
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2 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | johnbakas | 76796 | ||
John Reformed, Grace and peace to you and your sister's family for the loss of the little child. When I read questions about “do children go to heaven when they die?” it reminds me of the Syrophoenician woman and the woman caught in adultery. Of the many lessons in these two events, the ones that come to mind are that when we “talk theology,” it's good to run any doctrine through two final tests: 1) Does it exemplify God’s sovereignty, mercy, and justice? (your post talked about this principle), and 2) Does it allow us to wrap parents in the hope of Jesus who was resurrected from the dead? With those two truth-tests standing ahead of all doctrines we hear in the debate about children going to heaven, it seems that the answer to the question becomes clear. Children go to heaven. And that truth takes its place along side the other great mysteries of God. In my own journey on this issue, the question of children and heaven is not a question about how well I could articulate a logical and factual account of the capacities and abilities of children, but how well I understood the love of God. The Rose Still Grows Beyond the Wall By A.L. FRINK Near a shady wall a rose once grew, Budded and blossomed in God's free light, Watered and fed by the morning dew, Shedding its sweetness day and night. As it grew and blossomed fair and tall, Slowly rising to loftier height, It came to a crevice in the wall Through which there shone a beam of light. Onward it crept with added strength, With never a thought of fear or pride, It followed the light through the crevice's length And unfolded itself on the other side. The light, the dew, the broadening view Were found the same as they were before; And it lost itself in beauties new, Breathing its fragrance more and more. Shall claim of death cause us to grieve, And make our courage faint and fall? Nay! Let us faith and hope receive: The rose still grows beyond the wall. Scattering fragrance far and wide, Just as it did in days of yore, Just as it did on the other side, Just as it will forevermore. |
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3 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | John Reformed | 76803 | ||
Thank you Sniper for your prayers and the beautiful poem. I believe that the answers which we desire to have, but which God in His wisdom has chosen to withold, are best left til they are revealed to us in the life to come. I think it was Martin Luther who said word to this effect: It is akin to attempting to peek at God in His underwear. To say the least,it's not a good idea. God Bless You, John |
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