Andres
Puritan Board Doctor
I want to give thanks to our Lord because last Thursday my sister had her baby! I am an uncle and as this is the first grandchild/nephew/niece, you can imagine my family is very excited. While holding my dear nephew the other day I was praying for him and one thing that I could not help but think about is that this beautiful little boy possessed a sinful nature. Of course, being a day-old baby, I can’t really think of many sins he could have personally committed; nonetheless, the sin nature was that inherited from Adam.
First, would we agree that even a new-born baby has a wicked heart set against God? If this is true, then what happens of babies who die in infancy? I am sure this has been covered before and I feel comfortable with the answer that I would give someone, but what I am really curious about is how would an Arminian answer this question? If Arminians believe it is up to man to “choose” Christ then how could an infant choose Christ and therefore be saved? As silly as it may seem, I feel this problem of infant salvation poses a serious problem to the Arminian position of salvation. Do you agree? How might an Arminian tackle this issue?
First, would we agree that even a new-born baby has a wicked heart set against God? If this is true, then what happens of babies who die in infancy? I am sure this has been covered before and I feel comfortable with the answer that I would give someone, but what I am really curious about is how would an Arminian answer this question? If Arminians believe it is up to man to “choose” Christ then how could an infant choose Christ and therefore be saved? As silly as it may seem, I feel this problem of infant salvation poses a serious problem to the Arminian position of salvation. Do you agree? How might an Arminian tackle this issue?