The Word of God says that if we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ then we will be saved.
But what about babies? They do not have the cognitive abilities to believe. What happens to them?
Some Christian parents worry about what will happen to their babies should they die before they are able to make an informed decision for Christ. Many Churches baptize their babies believing that this will assure the child of eternal life.
But is this necessary? According to the Word of God, "No".
King David had a son that was conceived through an adulterous affair. God brought judgment on King David that resulted in his son dying.
God said that King David was a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22). He kept God's commandments, he followed God with all his heart, did that what was right in God's eyes (1 King 14:8). From Psalm 23 we can see that King David placed his faith and trust in the living God to meet his needs, to protect him from his enemies, to be with him in the shadows of death, and etc.. King David ends the Psalm with "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." (Psalm 23:6)
King David knew that when he died he would go to heaven.
After King David's son died, he cleaned himself up, anointed himself, and went into the House of the Lord to worship God (2 Samuel 12:20).
Afterward King David ate. When his servants asked why he ate, he said, "But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me." (2 Samuel 12:23)
I believe God revealed to King David when he went into the house of the Lord to worship God that he would see his son again. Or he spoke through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. Either way, King David knew he would see his son again.
Since King David would see his son again, and since he was going to go to heaven when he died, then King David's son had to be heaven.
But what about babies? They do not have the cognitive abilities to believe. What happens to them?
Some Christian parents worry about what will happen to their babies should they die before they are able to make an informed decision for Christ. Many Churches baptize their babies believing that this will assure the child of eternal life.
But is this necessary? According to the Word of God, "No".
King David had a son that was conceived through an adulterous affair. God brought judgment on King David that resulted in his son dying.
God said that King David was a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22). He kept God's commandments, he followed God with all his heart, did that what was right in God's eyes (1 King 14:8). From Psalm 23 we can see that King David placed his faith and trust in the living God to meet his needs, to protect him from his enemies, to be with him in the shadows of death, and etc.. King David ends the Psalm with "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." (Psalm 23:6)
King David knew that when he died he would go to heaven.
After King David's son died, he cleaned himself up, anointed himself, and went into the House of the Lord to worship God (2 Samuel 12:20).
Afterward King David ate. When his servants asked why he ate, he said, "But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me." (2 Samuel 12:23)
I believe God revealed to King David when he went into the house of the Lord to worship God that he would see his son again. Or he spoke through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. Either way, King David knew he would see his son again.
Since King David would see his son again, and since he was going to go to heaven when he died, then King David's son had to be heaven.
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