[Dr. Eckleburg]

If all who die in the womb are elect - and thus babies who die before birth go to heaven, what about those who die, say, just after being born? How far out does this go? Would you think all who die in the first week after birth go to heaven? First year? Two years?

How would you approach this question?

By leaving it up to God.

While the RCC believes parents elect their children by baptizing them, and teaches that unbaptized babies go to some fictitious, unScriptural place called limbo, I'm content to leave the fate of unborn, just born and recently born children up to the grace of God.

[Natural Law]

"While the RCC believes parents elect their children by baptizing them, and teaches that unbaptized babies go to some fictitious, unScriptural place called limbo, I'm content to leave the fate of unborn, just born and recently born children up to the grace of God."

FALSE!

[D-fendr]

Thanks for your reply.

I'm content to leave the fate of unborn, just born and recently born children up to the grace of God.

I believe that's pretty close to Catholics, though I believe Catholics go a bit further towards an affirmation that God in his great love and mercy would ensure unbaptized babies enjoyed eternal life with him in heaven.

[D-fendr]

I should add a key difference with your beliefs:

We do not believe that any fetus or baby who dies was foreordained by God to everlasting death -for him to pass by, and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praise of His glorious justice..