Do Christian babies all gain entry to Heaven?

[oldbadger]

This my question:-

If a Christian infant dies, will it automatically gain entry to Heaven?

[JehovahsWitness]

But he did say Mark {9:37} Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me.................

Yes he did. But if you don't know what he means , how can you use those words to prove a point? If you are using the words to support a point then feel free to say what it is.

If you are just posting random bible passages that have the word "children" in them... thanks for sharing.


JW

[POI]

I feel confident if you want to know what I believe on any given point rather you will simply ask me.

3rd request. Post #12 please.

[oldbadger]

But he did say Mark {9:37} Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me.................

Yes he did. But if you don't know what he means , how can you use those words to prove a point? If you are using the words to support a point then feel free to say what it is.

If you are just posting random bible passages that have the word "children" in them... thanks for sharing.

JW

You came back......... that's great.
I can read what Jesus said and did, and by quoting a passage I don't try to prove a point.
Nor do I use his words, I just read them.

But it does look to me as if children will get to Jesus's kingdom before others...... see here:-

Mark {7:27} But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled:

Martk {9:36} And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, {9:37} Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me:

Mark ]{10:14} But when Jesus saw [it,] he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Jesus spoke clearly enough........ so many people want to adapt what he said.. such as:-
Mark {10:23} And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! {10:24} And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

[boatsnguitars]

Is it important to Christians that babies enter heaven, or do they feel it's unimportant?

[JehovahsWitness]

Is it important to Christians that babies enter heaven, or do they feel it's unimportant?

• It is important to me that those who are selected to go to heaven are qualified for the position to which they are called.

• It is important to me that babies that die early are restored to life in the arms of loving parents to grow up in a happy, healthy loving environment. There should also be puppies.

JW



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[boatsnguitars]

• It is important to me that those who are selected to go to heaven are qualified for the position to which they are called.

• It is important to me that babies that die early are restored to life in the arms of loving parents to grow up in a happy, healthy loving environment. There should also be puppies.

Does your God agree with you?

[JehovahsWitness]

It's really the other way round, it's really not a matter of God agreeing with me but of me agreeing with God. I believe the above agrees with God since all my beliefs are based on holy scripture.

JW

[oldbadger]

Does your God agree with you?

Hi.... you sent this to another.
Now that we have a much better idea about how many billions of galaxies there are, each with billions of suns, and how tiny this planet is, together with the fact that humans are such a recent species, I sometimes wonder what the Christian God was doing before humanity evolved.

And the Baptist's method of massively reducing Temple income by the ceremonial washing and cleansing of the poor classes so that they could go home feeling good and still with their savings...how that became an important factor about whether Christian infants (or adults!) could get to heaven or not, this just leaves me in a state of astonished wonderment.

And I wonder about all babies ....... whether they will all be taken to some intangible place called heaven or reduced back to the atoms from whence they came? Any God which accepts some infants in to a heavenly place and yet trashes so many billions of others............ no..... not for me.

[boatsnguitars]

It's really the other way round, it's really not a matter of God agreeing with me but of me agreeing with God. I believe the above agrees with God since all my beliefs are based on holy scripture.

You calling them "Holy Scriptures" doesn't make them so, and since other people say the exact same thing as you while arriving at the opposite conclusions doesn't give me much confidence in your (plural) ability to even recognize if you're looking at holy scriptures in the first place, and not some 2000 prequel to Dianetics.

[JehovahsWitness]

It's really the other way round, it's really not a matter of God agreeing with me but of me agreeing with God. I believe the above agrees with God since all my beliefs are based on holy scripture.

... give me much confidence in your (plural) ability {snip} ...

I don't recall asking anything of you (singular) but thanks for for sharing. I do however recall being askef whether God agreed with my belief, a question to which I responded to the best'of my ability.

Should I be interested in what you (singular) have confidence in I will be sure to ask. Generally I prefer to debate content and leave personal testimony to church. (Please don't take that personally you are of course free to share your (singular) testimony of confidence or lack thereof online)