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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." |
Subject: do all babies and children go to heaven |
Bible Note: I, too, wanted to believe God would condemn an unborn child or a child too young to understand the plan of salvation ... as well as those who haven't heard the Gospel and didn't understand what God revealed (Rom 1:18-20) ... but I see Sodom and Gomorrah saying otherwise. Verses such as Isaiah 7:15-16, James 4:17 and Romans 5:13 lead some to believe that there is a such thing as an "age of accountability", and I believe that all infants who die (who hasn't had a chance to accept Jesus) will be in heaven with Jesus Christ after they die. - Isaiah 7:15-16 talks about knowing enough to reject the wrong and chose the right. ... Why does it not say reject the right and chose the wrong? - James 4:17 just covers the sin of omission. Plus, in the context it talks about boating (vv 13-17) ... which I doubt babies can do. 1 John 3:4 is one verse that covers the sin of commission. - The context of Romans 5:13 is verses 12-19 which says we all have sin nature ... we share in Adam's death because we share in Adam's sin (1 Cor 15:21) - and even knowing right thing to do, and not doing it (Jam 4:17) also cannot be used. Read Romans 1:18-20 Some say that there were children who do not know right from wrong were the ones who entered the land (Deu 1:39). - What was the age that entered the land? Deuteronomy 2:14-16 says all the fighting men had perished, as he has promise (1:34-35). So take Deuteronomy 1:39 in context (vv 34-39). We are told in Numbers 1 that Moses was instructed to "take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and their families. according to the number of names, every male, head by head from twenty years and upward, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel." (1:2-3). Therefore, I believe those under 20 at Deuteronomy 1:34-39 entered the land. |