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

If you believe it shows God's grace "in a special way", then of necessity you are confessing that the salvation of an unborn infant is more merciful than the salvation of a person who is born into this world. Otherwise, it wouldn't be "special"! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rolleyes2.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/yep.gif" alt="" /> I can agree that you are basing your belief on sheer sentimentality and a clear prejudice and not on Scriptural truth. The Bible IS NOT silent on the matter at all as you suppose. Malachi 1:3-5 is clear enough (cf. Rom 9:11-13) that salvation is based upon an unconditional election and that this election AND reprobation is before conception; in eternity. The history of Israel in both Old and New Testaments reveals that the vast majority of Jews perished in unbelief and that entire generations were subject to God's reprobation and temporal judgment, as can be seen from God's rejection of Esau (Edomites). You have to either hold that there were no unborn infants among the reprobate women who perished and who will ever live, or that infants are given some "special dispensation" which transcends God's decree of reprobation and which nullifies Original Sin. I suppose there may be some other reason dreamed up, but they all must fall within the scope of "reason" and not from biblical evidence.

I do agree, however, that the Judge of all the earth will do right. (Gen 18:25) Not one will be cast into hell who is not deserving of condemnation, which would mean every individual who has ever been conceived.

In His Grace,