Is it the Book of Life where your name is written, or the Book of Death where your name is crossed out?
God wrote the Book of Life and it is indelible. That's good news, Christian.
How then is an infant any different than one of Constantine's soldiers? There is no repentance... How can there be grace?
Because grace precedes repentance. Grace before all else.
But I have no control over their personal decisions - That is between them and the Father.
Exactly. Therefore thank God He has control over those decisions. If not, we'd all be sunk.
Revelation 3:4-6 (King James Version)
4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
I am not aware of a book of death, and a quick search of the KJV did not turn it up.
[roamer_1:] How then is an infant any different than one of Constantine's soldiers? There is no repentance... How can there be grace?
Because grace precedes repentance. Grace before all else.
Then why *not* the soldiers? Why not everyone?
[roamer_1:] [re: my children] But I have no control over their personal decisions - That is between them and the Father.
Exactly. Therefore thank God He has control over those decisions. If not, we'd all be sunk.
Amen. On that we have a perfect agreement.