In an interview with Julia Stager, Randy Alcorn answers this question from a reader, “Aren’t unborn children better off being aborted so they can go to heaven, rather than being raised in homes where they probably won’t come to faith in Christ?”.
You ask a very tough question that is all the tougher because most people see it as an easy one. The teaching of the evangelical community has been 99.9% on the side of infant salvation. That’s certainly where my heart is, and after reflecting on Scripture, if I had to put money on it, I’d put it on infants going to Heaven when they die. But there are many difficulties to consider. Read more... (1897 words, estimated 7:35 mins reading time)
In an interview with Julia Stager, Randy Alcorn answers this question from a reader, “Aren\u2019t unborn children better off being aborted so they can go to heaven, rather than being raised in homes where they probably won\u2019t come to faith in Christ?”.<\/p>\n
Do infants go to heaven when they\u00a0die?<\/strong><\/p>\nYou ask a very tough question that is all the tougher because most people see it as an easy one. The teaching of the evangelical community has been 99.9% on the side of infant salvation. That\u2019s certainly where my heart is, and after reflecting on Scripture, if I had to put money on it, I\u2019d put it on infants going to Heaven when they die. But there are many difficulties to consider. Read more...<\/a> (1897 words, estimated 7:35 mins reading time)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\nThis is a preview of
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