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NASB | John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." |
Bible Question:
does the Bible say where Stillborn or Aborted Children will spend eternity, since they never had a chance to believe on The Lord? But then again some people in Muslim countries never had a chance either--and the Bible has not been translated into every language yet. |
Bible Answer: Dear breaddown1, Welcome to the forum! This has been much discussed on the forum. From my own Historic Baptist tradition, the old divines asserted it this way: "Infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit (John 3:3, 5-6); who worketh when, and where, and how He pleaseth (John 3:8); so also are all elect persons, who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word." --1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, Chapter 10, Paragraph 3 Certainly, our Father, has not only provided for the means of salvation for the elect, but has also insured their salvation (John 6:37). In Him, Doc |