Christians only, please? How do I know my miscarried children went to heaven?

Question

I know that the Bible says that we're sinful from conception. It also says, "Believe and be baptized and you will be saved." That's why we have infant baptism in our church, so we know for sure that the babies are going to heaven. What about babies who don't get baptized? We can't hear untill the second trimester, so we can't hear the gospel untill then. How can a miscarried baby have faith if they can't even hear the gospel?

Answer 1

There is no good human answer to your question. The only answer can be from God. You can only trust the Word of God, and His promises. One cannot know the ways of God, but listen to this:

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Psalm 22:10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.

Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

The Lord God knew your children from the instant they were concieved. He created them, and He loved them. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ into the flesh to die for them. That is God's Promise, and He does not tell a lie. Trust in His promises. Now trust in the Word of God as spoken through John the Baptist. "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." That same Lamb will take you home to life everlasting.

Answer 2

I believe that your miscarried babies are in Heaven. It is along the lines of Faith. If you are truly worried about talk to God about it, He will give you all the answers you need. Even when an infant is baptized, does that child really get to choose to become a christian? Does that baby actually hear the gospel and understand the gospel? The Lord brings us here so we have free will, to choose what we will do. At our church we have baby dedications to the Lord. We pray over them and anoint them oil and ask the Lord to raise them up in His ways. Prayer is the only answer I can give you.

Answer 3

Ok.. God is the ONLY thing that knows your heart. But the BIble also sayd God is fair and Loving and Just. The Bible talks about an age when a child learns right from wrong... when a child starts to learn that if they lie or hit another kid they will get into trouble. Before a child reaches that age they dont know write from wrong. Called the age of accountablility. Yes the human nature is sinful since the fall of Adam ( like small children dont have to be taught to lie... its something they come by naturally) however a small baby or unborn child doesnt know that they shouldnt cry or "be bad" there for the Bible says they are not held accountable for it. God is just. So there is no doubt in my mind that your baby is in Heaven with Jesus Christ!

Here are some scriptures to back up my opinion.

Deuteronomy 1:39 And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from bad—they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it.

Matthew 18:3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven

Exodus 30:14: Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.

Hoped I helped.... God Bless!

Answer 4

Your baby is in heaven, he was fully without sin, without a doubt. There was no sin that even entered into his head, and there's no way that God would ever turn him away just because he wasn't baptized or have faith. He is a loving God and you just need to have faith and believe that.

Bible is interpreted as you see fit, my church doesn't do infant baptism because we believe that children at that age are without sin and if they don't understand why they are being baptized than it's just the same as giving them a bath. I agree with my pastor that they're only ready to be baptized when they are able to answer one simple question... Do you accept Christ as your Lord and Savior... if they can nod their head or say yes, then they're ready to be baptized. You know that your unborn child is in heaven because you have faith in Jesus, and you know that He would never turn an innocent child away, just because he never had a chance to be baptized.

Answer 5

I'm so sorry about your loss. My husband and I just lost our first baby as well---she was only two weeks old (i.e. two weeks post conception)! I feel confident Jessica is in heaven because I know that Jesus said "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them." and also "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Don't worry that they cannot "hear the gospel." There are persons who live to adulthood who cannot "hear the gospel" due to various reasons (i.e. Can a severaly mentally handicapped person choose between good and evil? Native persons in the "New World" prior to its discovery...so on and so forth). Jesus is infinitely merciful. His love for us is unconditional and He has consitently shown a great affinity to little children.
Also, there is baptism by water, but there is also baptism by fire and baptism by desire. Since your intention was to have the baby baptized when he or she was born, do not lost trust that God would honor that desire!!!
The week after I miscarried, I was reading through another person's book on miscarriage (Christian) and she told the story of a woman who had lost 4 or 5 babies to miscarriage during her lifetime. Her last words on this Earth were directed to her family. She said, "Can you hear the babies singing?"
Another thing that brought me great comfort was a dialogue/prayer written by Mother Angelica. I am including below for you. Please know that you and all of your children will be in my prayers this evening. God bless you and and may He always hold you close to His loving heart--especially during times such as this! God bless!

My Lord, the baby is dead!

Why, my Lord—dare I ask why? It will not hear the whisper of the wind or see the beauty of its parents’ face—it will not see the beauty of Your creation or a flame of a sunrise. Why, my Lord?

“Why, My child—do you ask ‘why’?” Well, I will tell you why.

You see, the child lives. Instead of the wind he hears the sound of angels singing before My throne. Instead of the beauty that passes he sees everlasting Beauty—he sees My face. He was created and lived a short time so the image of his parents imprinted on his face may stand before Me as their personal intercessor. He knows secrets of heaven unknown to men on earth. He laughs with a special joy that only the innocent possess. My ways are not the ways of man. I create for My Kingdom and each creature fills a place in that Kingdom that could not be filled by another. He was created for My joy and his parents’ merits. He has never seen pain or sin. He has never felt hunger or pain. I breathed a soul into a seed, made it grow and called it forth.”

I am humbled before you, my Lord, for questioning Your wisdom, goodness, and love. I speak as a fool—forgive me. I acknowledge Your sovereign rights over life and death. I thank You for the life that began for so short a time to enjoy so long an Eternity.

Answer 6

Any child who has not yet reached the age of accountability will go to Heaven. There is no set age, but it is when a child understands who Jesus is and what He did for us. We can baptize infants at birth, but that does not save them. They still need to BELIEVE in Christ's death and resurrection and His gift of eternal salvation. This is true for both children and adults. And you don't have to go through a water baptism to go to Heaven (ie the thief on the cross at Calvary was not baptized, but Jesus Himself told him that he was going to Heaven because the man believed in Jesus as the Messiah).

We are sinners when we are conceived -- but God knows us while we are in our mother's womb. (Psalm 139:13) He will take your children to Heaven with Him. See Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (NIV)

My prayers are with you and your family that you can be Comforted by His Holiness during this time.

Answer 7

Jesus says suffer unto me the little children. He also says that we are to come with a heart as little children.
I, too have had miscarriages, and know the hurt that goes along with them. What kept me going is the sound knowledge that they are in heaven and are complete in joy and peace.

We don't hear with physical ears, we hear with spiritual ears. Babies don't have to be baptized, they are under they grace of Jesus.

the word also says that Love covers a multitude of sin... Babies are in that love.

Babies also have faith. They look to the parents for food, and love, and nurturing. Just like we look to our heavenly father.

be blessed, Vicki

Answer 8

Do you imagine that any God worthy of the name would allow innocent infants to go to hell even if they had NO chance to be baptized??? Why would ANYONE believe or worship such a God as that? IF there is a supreme creator who loves us all and wants us to go to heaven, why would he damn the innocent who had no choice in the matter? I know logic comes hard in these matters, but lets try to pretend at least that we're rational beings, ok?

Answer 9

I Am Sure All Babies Go To Heaven Bapized Or Not.

Answer 10

this is a delicate subject. i believe that humans have life and given a soul by God from the time that the child is conceived in the womb. that baby is a valuable creation to God.

i believe that these children are with there creator, God in heaven. my basis for this statment is that we are all concieved with the sinful nature of humanity, but there is a point in all of our lives when we realize what is right and what is wrong, and it is then that we are torn from our immature innocence and need to be forgiven and saved.

I beleive God has special place for those children who never saw the light of a day. God created these children, and in would be contrary to God's holy, merciful and compassionate nature to 'cast off' these children as trash jsut because they didn't make it to birth.

Answer 11

God is a loving God. now would someon who is loving torcher miscarried people?

i believe in innocents at birth. we are born with a sinful nature but not with sin itself. how can you commit sin if you are not even self aware?

i think babies are reincarnated to be given a second chance or taken to heave. some say reincarnation is not true. but then how do they explain John the baptist who was incarnated with the spirit of Elijah. Elijah must come first to prepare the way right?