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NASB | Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:14 But He said, "Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." |
Bible Question:
LOOKING FOR ALL SCRIPTURE ABOUT: CHILDREN WHO DIE, BUT ARE UNDER "THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY". WHERE THEY SPEND ETERNITY. |
Bible Answer: "A child who dies at an age too young to have made a conscious, willful rejection of Jesus Christ will be taken to be with the Lord." "Do babies and others incapable of professing faith in Christ automatically go to heaven? "People often wonder about the eternal destiny of the unborn, babies, and those unable to intellectually understand the gospel. That question is a difficult one. Unfortunately, the Bible offers us no explicit answer. However, based on several passages, as well as an understanding of God's character and His dealings with men, we can develop a good idea of how He works in such situations. " . . . Second Samuel 12:23 suggests strong evidence for a heavenly destiny of the unborn and children who die young. "If this were all we had to support our position, it would be admittedly less than stalwart. However, there are other evidences that point us to the same conclusion. The Bible clearly teaches that God cares deeply for children (Matthew 18:1-6 and 19:13-15) . . . Those verses don't state that children go to heaven, but they do show God's heart toward children . . . "The psalmist reminds us that God is "full of compassion and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth" (Ps. 86:15) . . . We can be assured that God will do what is right and loving because He is the standard of rightness and love." This is "evidence enough of God's . . . love shown to the unborn and those who die young. "However, another point may be helpful in answering this question. While infants and children have neither sensed their personal sin and need for salvation nor placed their faith in Christ, Scripture teaches that condemnation is based on the clear rejection of God's revelation-whether general or specific-not simple ignorance of it (Luke 10:16; John 12:48; 1 Thess. 4:8). Can we definitely say that the unborn and young children have comprehended the truth displayed by God's general revelation that renders them "without excuse" (Rom. 1:18-20)? "They will be judged according to the light they received. Scripture is clear that children and the unborn have original sin-including both the propensity to sin as well as the inherent guilt of original sin. But could it be that somehow Christ's atonement did pay for the guilt for these helpless ones throughout all time? Yes, and therefore it is a credible assumption that a child who dies at an age too young to have made a conscious, willful rejection of Jesus Christ will be taken to be with the Lord." This is a condensation of an article. To read the entire article go to (http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/heaven7.htm) |
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