Inspired by another question...\nSince babies go to heaven when they die, shouldn't someone, instead of fighting wars and sending missionaries to save souls, make the ultimate sacrifice and go to hell for "sending" all the babies to Heaven?\n\n"Not my rules" is all I have to say in my defense...
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Who said it is anyone's fault that a baby died?  What about miscarriages or still born babies?  Who exactly "sent" them to heaven?
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Sola Scriptoria[isim?]!!! W00t!\n\nI think things are pretty much predestined but we've still got plenty of wiggle room.\nKind of like God has set the basic pattern for things and lets us fill in the details. \n\nYou've been wondering this for a while, haven't you? I think I remember you asking pretty mush the same question when you were 10 or something.\nIf you actually believe and accept (accepting is the important part) that Jesus is the Son of God who died for your sins and was resurected, you're going to heaven. Even if you're stuggling with "being good", you're still saved.\nAnd as for God deciding beforehand who's going to heaven and who's not. Well, if it was up to Him all of mankind would end up in heaven and there wouldn't be a Hell because everyone would be perfect. But He gave us free will and Adam and Eve took advantage of that and now look at things.\nGod knows everything and is all powerfull but I think he decided to let some things out of His grip and give us free will because He's nice like that.\n\n(And yeah, I have class this morning but not 'till 1050)
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I see double standard from Christians in this regard. Because they believe that every one is born in sin of adam and eve. So the babies are sinner. no matter if the baby dies just after 1 day. he or she will be sinner becuase he or she has not accepted Christ as his saviour. so according to this logic. the baby should go to hell. \n\n\nIn islam, everyone is born sinless. there is no concept of original sin in islam. Islam makes sense in this regard. and if a baby dies, he or she will directly go to paradise.\n\nhope this answers.\n\n\n\n=============================\nEDIT ************************\n\nSORRY I FORGOT TO MENTION ONE THING/.\n\n\nRegarding the concept of original sin, it is taught by the church. What the church teaches that Eve (pbuh), she tempted Adam pbuh to eat the forbidden food, and because of that humankind is born in Sin.\n\nIn Quran, the story of Adam and Eve  is mentioned. But there is not a single verse in the Quran which puts the blame only on Eve pbuh. If you read the Quran 7:19-27, it says both of them disobeys Almighty God. Both of them repented and both of them was forgiven. The blame is put equally on both. There is not a single verse in the Quran which puts the blame only on Eve pbuh. But there is one verse in Quran which speaks about only Adam pbuh, i.e. Quran 20:121 says that Adam pbuh disobeys almighty God. \nI am asking you a question that Did Eve and Adam peace be upon them ask me to eat the forbidden food? No. So how can I be held responsible. Its illogical! If they ask me and i have given them permission then i will be responsible. \n\nAccording to the bible sin is not inherited. \nEZEKIEL 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the sin of the father, neither shall the father bear the sin of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. \nEZEKIEL 18:21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.\n\nIf son shall not bear the sin of father, how can we be born in sin. What the church teaches that sin is inherited, is against the bible. Islam says that every child is born sinless. \n\nDEUTERONOMY 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.\n\n===============================\n\nTHE QUESTION WAS REGARDING BIBLE, BUT I MENTIONED DEATAILS ABOUT ISLAM TOO BECAUSE ISLAM BELIVES IN JESUS AND REVELATION OF GOD ON JESUS. (PEACE BE UPON HIM )
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1.  "Free will".  God doesn't punish them.  They get placed in a caotic place where Free will reins.  This free will can be exercised wrong by one of us, causing harm to the little one (ie abuse, abortion, uneducated people caring for them)\n\n2.  Nature.  The other way infants go straight to heaven (they do not pass go or collect $200.00 either) is in natural events.  Again, sometimes it's God punishing us, but mostly, it's a product given by the earth, and we see God in the aftermath...in the peoples faces who are devestaed, and their neighbors faces helping them.\n\n3) Sudden Death syndrom...I'm tired of thinking, so I'll get back to u on this one.\n\nPeace.
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That answer above is awful.  The Bible says thou shalt not murder.  A baby is innocent. It's only mistake was that it was born to a mother that didn't want it.  Wars which also include innocent people are not completely innocent.  There will always be killing when it comes to good versus evil.  Sometimes its for good reason and sometimes its not.  But a baby is not a war.  A baby is a human breathing life, not a fetus, a life.  Anyone who is a Christian and has an abortion isn't really a Christian at all.  Jesus called children precious.  He didn't call them fetuses.  He didn't call them blobs of tissue.  He said it was a blessing to carry a child and be parents.  I don't understand how any church that says its Christian can condone abortion.
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God-fearing parents have the responsibility to bring up their children in the faith. This isn't hard to figure out; if you're a parent and your religion teaches that only Christians go to heaven, why would you want your kids to go to hell? Would you insist that their "right to choose their own religion" was MORE important than where they will spend eternity?\n\nI was not given a chance to choose ANY religion when I was little. I grew up without the values and certainty and comfort of knowing God is there and what He has done for me and what He expects of me. I don't intend to leave my own children in the same sort of vacuum.\n\nIncluding one's children in the household religion is something that has been lost, it seems to me. "Religion is a STRICTLY PERSONAL THING," we are told. And by that if we mean that every one of us is personally ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD for how we've lived, it's true. But we are ALSO accountable to Him for how we have raised our children. Why would we let them die in their sins by not raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Christian faith?
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Hmmm, well; I don't know the details but still I can not fathom why someone would be denied that if they were ready and willing to die for the benefit of their Country. Yes it is appalling, and I'm not Christian so perhaps I'm more open to this than a Christian would be; yet I've found many Christians to be quite reasonable so I find this somewhat baffling. I think I shall look into this a little more.
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Whether or not Jesus was mortal shouldn't really matter, so far as I know. Jesus was supposed to die for humanity's sins so we could accept him as a savior, etc. The part about him bodily going to heaven after being resurrected was just a last miracle, a last hurrah, and to me doesn't seem necessary to the story. It would be easily enough taken as metaphor instead of literal anyway if physical proof came up to the contrary. Though you'd have to realize, with religious folk what is scientific isn't proof enough; heck, they don't believe in the dinosaurs half the time.
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King James of bible fame executed a Baptist for preaching that babies do not go to hell.\n\nIt depends on who you ask. If the doctrine of "original sin" (foundation of Christianity) is correct, babies go to hell.  They are as evil as Adolf Hitler.\n\nComment:\n\nI am an atheist in large part because the bible is a book of mythology and Christianity is nonsense. But, that does not alter the fact I am well versed in theology and bible history.\n\nIf there is no "original sin," then that is proof Christianity is nonsense because that is the very foundation upon which it rests.
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Children who have died without Baptism, can only be entrusted to the mercy of God. Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness toward children which caused him to say: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them," allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism. All the more urgent is the Church's call not to prevent little children coming to Christ through the gift of holy Baptism. \n\na baby is a person created by God and a baby who's died did have a soul. God, if He is truly the God of love every Christian believes he is, would never forsake one who cannot argue for themselves. \n\nSt. Therese once said "Knowing the loving God that I know, I believe hell is empty"\n\nBy the way, what I've mentioned above is actually Catholic Doctrine. Whatever people may say about limbo is the doctrine stretched to extremes, usually catechists who're not sure about things just exaggerate...I'm a student of theology and this has been one of the topics I'm doing in my thesis...
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Wow, that's probably the most blatant blasphemy I've ever heard. The reason God turned his back on His Son for that brief moment was because Jesus was carrying sins of the world (past, present, and future - yours included!) on Himself, and God cannot be in the presence of sin - it's contrary to His perfect nature. Yes, it's a mystery that I won't understand completely until I get to heaven, but it's also what makes the plan of salvation so beautiful. Jesus was willing to momentarily sacrifice his relationship with His own father so that we could have eternal life. Jesus paid for our sins on the cross, making us perfect in the sight of God if we accept His sacrifice and put our faith in Him. The agony of Jesus's separation from His Father was what prompted Him to cry out "Father, why have you forsaken Me?" Jesus already knew the answer - it was rhetorical.
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This is a law that man made, not God. There is no way that I believe that a baby went to hell for not being baptized.
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Well technically YES, because fire and brimstone hell as has been preached in the past is false doctrine. The bible says that when people die, the are concious of nothing and feel nothing (pain, joy, sorrow. etc. ...) So 'hell' as referred to in the bible is simply the grave. So yes those people did go to 'hell', but they are not burning eternally!
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Another one of those questions concerning human behavior that can not really be answered...people just believe the way they do whether there is logical reasoning to it or not.\n\nI am not a religious person but I believe that Christian people who oppose abortion because as an adult, the potential abortee can help to convert other people to the prefered religion...heaven or hell is not the issue really.  If the child who could grow up to be another Billy Graham is aborted, who will preach the message of salvation?\n\nAhhh...I just gave an answer for the opposition...I'm pro choice.  I enjoy playing devil's advocate.\n\nOK.  So on the other hand, if we abort children who will not be loved or appreciated, we will also prevent higher levels of crime, satan worship and athiesm when a neglected child is grown and that child will automatically be rewarded with pie in the sky.\n\nThere, I've argued both sides equally...I'm still pro choice.\n\nWHO SAYS NO WHERE IN THE BIBLE DO THEY CONDONE ABORTION!!!!?????  Not only did the Bible condon abortion, they allowed children under the age of two to be killed at the parents, community or king's command.  Biblical parents could not only whip their children but were allowed by old testament law to stone them to death for disobedience!!!!  Knock off imaginary scripture!\n\nMore comment:  Nikki...killing people in war for oil is also playing God and disobey's god's command to not kill.  If killing is wrong for abortion, it is wrong for war too...It isn't anymore right to kill an adult than it is to kill a fetus...in my opinion killing adult fully developed human beings is even more wrong.  So much for "thou shalt not kill"
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Because God has a plan for all of us, even children. And we are not supposed to kill our children, it would be murder on our part. As a Christian Mom, I have been given the responsibility to raise my children to be responsible and respectful adults. Yes, it is hard, especially when they rebel. But I feel it is my purpose in life to show them the right way. If they choose differently that still means that I won't stop trying.
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I believe that, if there is a God, he would be accepting enough to allow all good people into heaven, no matter their religion, race, age, or beliefs.\n\nBesides, why does it matter what happens when we're dead?  You shouldn't spend your life waiting for heaven, when this is the life that truely matters.  People spend their lives looking to God for all the answers instead of figuring out things for themselves.  Find your own answer to life, quit begging God to do it for you.\n\nFinally, people shouldn't be fighting over religion.  It's stupid.  Believe in what you want to believe in, and quit arguing with people over whose religion is right.  It's a fight that will never, ever win.  From what I've heard of God, he's all-forgiving, or something like that.  I highly doubt he'd condemn Jews or Muslims or Christians or whatever to hell if they're wrong.\n\nBut I'm an atheist, so what do I know? ;)\n\nSorry that I rambled a bit and got a little preachy.  It's late.
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long time ago in a far away land someone decided that people were living freely, doing just what they wanted, when they wanted and the government had to find a way to put\nthese people in place, so they thought of a story....lets make two places people can go when they die - the place for the good ones (who follow all the rules al the time) and the place for the bad ones (who don't follow the rules), then we threaten them with the bad place and they'll start following the rules, cause they wouldn't want to go there...you see, heaven and hell does not really exist. Come on our loving God put his own children in burning flame for eternity? Does that sound like the God you want to serve? Sounds a bit freeky to me. Truth is God loves everybody, every single one of us and there is only one destination for all of us, which is heaven, but if we were to know that - we'll stop following the "rules". Do you honestly think any one of us "deserve" to go to heaven? Nope...but ALL of us will be there one day and ALL of us will be happy! That's the real truth if you were wondering ; )\nTake care!