From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DAVEH: Pardon me for interrupting, Judy, but this is one aspect of Protestantism that I find very interesting. If as you say, Noone must be condemned to hell, then what happens to infants that die who have not yet accepted and believe in Jesus? Are they condemned to hell? Apparently a lot of folks think that way..... otherwise, why would they baptize their children?
Judy: God is a God who works by 'covenant' DaveH and under the Old Covenant the ppl brought their children, presented them to the Lord with the understanding that they would raise them in His Word and teach them His ways. This is the thinking behind some present day infant baptism - it is actually part of the covenant with the parents through the blood of Jesus until the child is of age. DAVEH: To make sure I understand your belief, let me pointedly ask you Judy........what happens to an infant child who dies without accepting Jesus? Heaven......or......hell? (I assume you do not believe in an in-between states as do the RCC folks....?) Judy: You are right that I don't believe 'purgatory' to be a valid option. I would like to believe that they ALL go to heaven but TTYTT I am not sure what I believe about the infant child of the non-believer. I do know that the curse comes down through generations You can see it in the life of Ham who incurred God's anger for disrespecting his father. Ham's grandson was Canaan, head of the Canaanite nations who went from bad to worse, were judged and lost their land to the seed of Abraham. By the time their iniquity was full God wanted every man, woman, and child destroyed along with their stuff. Judy ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
