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To: HarleyD
The Bible teaches that Jesus came to save the lost(Luk 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.)
If you saw I man drowning in a lake and you tossed him a rope, pulled him in them you would be saving his life. All babies and young children have no sin. Thus are not lost and have no need of a savior. Sin is defined as a transgression of Gods Law (1Jo 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.)
Babies are not saved they are safe since they are not capable of transgressing Gods word. As far as casting stones if teaching that babies are totally depraved
utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite to all good, and wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual transgressions" - Chap. VI, sec. 1-4.
of the Westminster Confession of Faith in the Presbyterian Book of Confessions. is not casting stones upon the innocent I don't know what is.
77 posted on 10/16/2004 10:37:23 AM PDT by bremenboy (repent or likewise perish)
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To: bremenboy

Sorry, I've been off for a while with networking issues.

I'm not concern with what the Westminster Confession of Faith has to say except to see if the theology is consistent. I'm not Presbyterian.

There is no scriptural support for what you are saying and you'll be hard pressed to defend it scripturally.

"All babies and young children have no sin." ?????

Sorry, this is not what the Bible says when it says, "ALL have sinned..." and a host of other quotes. Your verse in 1 John only says that sin is a transgression of the law-not that young children don't have sin. If you could provide me with some quotes that children don't have sin until they're thirteen I would gladly review my position.

BTW-If you'll notice from the article this is a Calvinist arguing all children go to Heaven. This would put me at odds with the Arminian and "certain" Calvinists.


88 posted on 10/17/2004 12:02:53 PM PDT by HarleyD
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