The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Are those who die young always part of the elect?

And again, the question must be asked, "WHY? Why is it you cannot or will not believe that there are infants in hell?" What is there about an infant which you "feel" qualifies it for heaven? Is there some "special dispensation" for infants which overrides Original Sin? Or, perhaps you don't accept the doctrine of Original Sin and hold that all humans are conceived and born into this world with a "tabula rasa" (blank slate) as to morals, i.e., they are innocent until they commit some overt sin? Would God be less merciful if He only saved one single individual from the entire race, and that a 90 year old man? Why is it more merciful to save an infant compared to an adult?

Inquiring minds wanna know!