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NASB | Isaiah 7:16 "For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 7:16 "For before the child will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land (Canaan) whose two kings you dread will be deserted [both Ephraim and Aram]. [Is 7:2] |
Subject: infant death |
Bible Note: Greetings Steve! I'll put it to you this way: Can one prove that a newborn infant is guilty of sin? Of course not. Therefore, a newborn is not guilty of sin and therefore proven innocent in regards to the law, even though the infant was not aware of the law itself. And if an infant cannot be proven guilty for transgressing the law, then there is no punishment that can be exacted upon an infant. Therefore, an infant will be with the Lord. I believe that everyone needs to be saved to go to heaven! However, what do you mean by saved? Saved from what? Saved from judgment! And what have we done to incur judgment? We have sinned! Therefore, all WHO HAVE SINNED, need to be saved! Yes, I believe that a newborn infant is an exception to Romans 1:18-20. You ask if they are the only "group"? Anyone who is completely without sin is an exception to Romans 1:18-20. But everyone who lives to see the approximate age of 3 and who is completely aware, sentient, coherent, and able to respond to the thoughts and sentience of another human being all fall under the 'judgment' of Romans 1:18-20 because of Romans 3:23. Those of us who have been "blessed" to grow up and develop normally (with full sentient and cognitive capabilities) have all acted upon our sinful nature at at least one point in our lives, having willful disobedience against God, and for this disobedience, we all fall under Romans 3:23. However, a newborn baby who either dies at birth or just after birth cannot be proven guilty of sin, even though every newborn infant was born with the sinful nature. Jesus was also born with this sinful nature, being fully human (as well as being fully God), even though Jesus was able to resist and conquer it at every turn, being the only Man who was ever without sin throughout His entire life! So the bottom line is that everyone needs Christ in order to be saved because of our sins. And newborn infants who die at birth also need Christ, even though it cannot be proven that they have ever sinned. But I believe that the grace of Jesus will include them also, since it cannot be proven that they have ever sinned. Blessings to you, Nolan |