OK so what happens to the child who dies in infancy without being baptized.. The bible reveals that we are born marked by original sin, so we cannot claim that infants are born in a state of innocence. Any biblical answer to the question of infant salvation must start from the understanding that infants are born with a sin nature.
As a Baptist I know that baptism (Credo or infant) does not save. As a Baptist, baptism is reserved for believers-not for infants. I also know that scripture does not teach a position which denies infants admission to heaven. Maybe there I am answering my own question.
Those who divide infants into the elect & non elect seek to affirm the clear and undeniable doctrine of divine election. The bible teaches that God elects persons to salvation from eternity & that our salvation is all of grace. So what if all who die in infancy are among the elect? Do we have a biblical basis for believing that all persons who die in infancy are among the elect?
We Baptists believe that Scripture does indeed teach that all persons who die in infancy are among the elect.
As a Baptist I know that baptism (Credo or infant) does not save. As a Baptist, baptism is reserved for believers-not for infants. I also know that scripture does not teach a position which denies infants admission to heaven. Maybe there I am answering my own question.
Those who divide infants into the elect & non elect seek to affirm the clear and undeniable doctrine of divine election. The bible teaches that God elects persons to salvation from eternity & that our salvation is all of grace. So what if all who die in infancy are among the elect? Do we have a biblical basis for believing that all persons who die in infancy are among the elect?
We Baptists believe that Scripture does indeed teach that all persons who die in infancy are among the elect.
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