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NASB | 2 Samuel 12:23 "But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 12:23 "But now he is dead; why should I [continue to] fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him [when I die], but he will not return to me." |
Bible Question: Were in the Bible does it say that all babies go to heaven if they die? But if they reach an age of accountablity and do not receive Jesus they will lost forever. Please do not say it is in God's word. |
Bible Answer: Dear DIM, Were in the Bible does it say that all babies go to heaven if they die? It does not. Another responder said that by inference the Bible does say all babies go to heaven, but he gives no biblical premises that logically infer such a conclusion. King David was a believer and the children of believers are holy. (1Cor 7:14) God makes no such statement with regard to the children of unbelievers. When Israel conquered the cities Canaan, the children were not spared. It was also argued that because a baby cannot think, repent and thereby be saved from their sins, it goes to heaven. This statement contains assumptions that are false. One false assumption is that we become sinners when we willfully sin. The truth is we all became sinners in Adam and in him we are already condemned (Rom. 5:12ff). As hard as it may sound, there is no basis in Scripture for the teaching that all who die in infancy go to heaven. If any infants are saved, such as John the Baptist was, it is NOT because they are innocent, but because God is gracious in Christ. Peace, |