It is a loving and good sentiment to believe that people automatically go to Heaven.
I am not condemning the idea, but I telling you, honestly that it is not a promise of God, that I know of, that babies or children automatically go to Heaven.
It would be easier for me as well, to put trust in that concept. Except I know better. We have a world, with so many people who don’t know God or raise their children to know God- and I know part of the reason for devastating events to happen, is so that we turn toward God and learn his ways.
What I hope for you, is since you find comfort in the idea of Heaven, to take time to seek God, and learn his ways- and find out about Heaven.
At least one of those children was saved, Emillie, she was raised by Christians, and had a relationship with Jesus, from what her parents said- I am sure others were as well. I don’t know all the personal stories.
I hope and pray they all were- I hope they all knew God, our Heavenly Father, before they died.
But I can not honestly walk past this thread- and pretend that I don’t know better.
I don’t mean to crush your ideas- they are loving, but they might not be based on reality.
It is a loving and good sentiment to believe that people automatically go to Heaven.
I am not condemning the idea, but I telling you, honestly that it is not a promise of God, that I know of, that babies or children automatically go to Heaven.
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Perhaps you are fixated on the need for Infant Baptism to ensure a ticket to Heaven for babies? If so - see post 18.