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Subject: Can a toddler go to heaven? |
Bible Note: Dear Discilerami, Thank you for your generous remarks. We all should be so gracious. I must admit to a bit of subtlety. :-) I said "I believe that all persons DO have the liberty to choose or to refuse the offer of the gospel. They are absolutely free to exercise their wills freely, and according to the desires of their hearts." I believe the Bible teaches that we are born in sin and are hearts are of stone and naturally desire that which is wicked or evil. I don't mean to say that man is as wicked as he possibly could be, but that in his totality, man is bent toward evil. Ezek 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." The sense in which man is free, is that he is free to choose that which his heart desires. A wicked heart produces sinfull desires. Therefore, for a man to desire Christ, he must first have been given a heart transplant by God. A question I have asked in the past on the forum is: Is a man free to choose in opposition to the strongest desire of his heart? I look forward to your answer. John |