Are Those Who Die in Infancy Saved?
1) Direct Answer
Yes. Those who die in infancy are saved. They are safe in Christ and go to be with the Lord.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Jesus received little children and said, “of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14). He did not say “maybe,” but plainly identified the Kingdom with them.
- David, after his infant died, said, “I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me” (2 Samuel 12:23). David expected to meet that child in peace, not in judgment.
- 1 John 2:1-2, covers the little children who have not reached the age to decide for themselves."My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
- God acknowledges little ones who “have no knowledge of good and evil” (Deuteronomy 1:39) and shows compassion toward those who cannot discern (Jonah 4:11).
- The ground of this mercy is the cross: “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). The abundance of grace through the One Man, Jesus Christ, overflows beyond Adam’s fall (Romans 5:15–19).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- We are all born in a fallen nature, but God is a righteous Judge. He does not condemn a soul that never had the capacity to understand, repent, or believe. The Bible says He does right (Genesis 18:25).
- Infants are covered by the Blood of Christ. When one comes to accountability, then he must personally receive the Saviour.
- Jesus identified the Kingdom with little children. David expected reunion with his child. That settles it: their place is with the Lord.
4) Reinforcing Statement
Now notice, the comfort of Scripture is sure: your little one is with Christ. You will go to them. God’s mercy has provided it through the finished work of Jesus Christ.
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Questions and Answers, Part 1
64-0823M §65
QUESTION: Dear Brother Branham, will all the sons and daughters of true, born again believers be saved? No, brother; no, they sure won't. See, as I copied David DuPlessis on this remark, "God don't have grandchildren (see?), just sons and daughters." See, they'll have to be born just exactly like their father and mother was born of the Spirit. See? That's what makes a man a new person, is because he's born again, reborn. His first birth brings him a natural man on earth; his second birth brings him a spiritual man...
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61-1231M §45
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63-0630E §15
...elieve they want to take a picture of the little fellow. I jumped, too. God bless you, sister. May you ever love and cherish the Lord Jesus, and the little fellow be raised in the admonition of God, and have a wonderful little boy. I'm sure. God be with you. I believe he dropped his little pacifier? Did they get it? Oh, my! Now let's sing that little song, Bring Them In. Everybody, together now, for the little fellow. All right, sister. Bring them in, bring them in, Bring the little ones to Jesus. I don't know bett...
Questions and Answers on Hebrews, part 1
57-0925 §38
...write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and to exhort you that ye earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, [How?] turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness... Ordained of old! Not that God sat back on the throne, and said, "I will save this man, and I will lose that man." That wasn't it! God died, and when Jesus died, the atonement covered...
Questions and Answers, Part 4
64-0830E §34
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