What happens if a child of five years old died,?

Question

he is a sinner because is a seed of Adan, and maybe his parents are no Christians Where is he in Hell?

Answer 1

He is laying in his grave asleep and aware of nothing. He will still be there when Jesus wakes him or her at the day of resurrection.

Answer 2

All Children are God's children. He is not a sinner! How can he be a sinner he is not dileberatly made a decision against the will of God?

All Children are Holy and Blamless in his sight. Jesus said that it is the little children to whom the kingdom of God belongs.

That Child would be in heaven.

Answer 3

Not in Hell! Heaven is full of young sinners. Heaven is full of old sinners. "for all have sinned and come short of God's glory, but blessed are the little children who are without sin"

Answer 4

If a child dies that young, they are still in God's Grace .. they have not reached the age of accountability (the knowledge of choosing for God or against Him).... they are fully covered by Christ and will be brought to heaven... Jesus said, let the children come to me... and we are to have faith as a child....

Answer 5

No one honestly knows the answer to that question....I am of The True Christian Faith and there is honest debate over that issue among thoe of The Faith... but if any one says they know for sure they are in error or being dishonest.... it is my beliefe, and this is shared by many Christians, that children before reahing the age of accountability are taken by God to Heaven. This is not specificaly Biblical, that is it is not spelled out in The Bible... but this position is based on the absolute fact of God's love. God loves his people and all of His creation... those who reject Him are ultimatly rejected by Him... but children are not capable of knowing The Truth of God and of making a reasoned decison to reject Him... it dose not matter about any one elses sin... even a mothers or fathers.. each individual is held accountable for their own actions... except children are not mentaly developed enough to know God's Law... even if they haver been told from birth... it is only at a certain age that any one becomes mentaly capable of makeing certain decisions...I believe God knows when an individual is capable of knowing Him and of accepting or rejecting...I see nothing in His Word that would indicate that God would reject someone who was not capable of rejecing Him... God is Love... this is clear to me, not from The Book, but from peersonal experience... and Love would not reject an innocent child..... The age of accountability is different for each individual... and only God knows when that age is reached...... I also believe this applies to those born with mental abilities so limited that they could never reach that stage of being able to know or reject God... The mentaly handicaped are also innoent and I firmly believe they too will have their place in Heaven... That too because I know God's Love.

Answer 6

The Bible tells us that even if an infant or child has not committed personal sin, all people, including infants and children, are guilty before God because of inherited and imputed sin. Inherited sin is that which is passed on from our parents. In Psalm 51:5, David wrote, "I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me." David recognized that even at conception, he was a sinner. The very sad fact that infants sometimes die demonstrates that even infants are impacted by Adam’s sin, since physical and spiritual death were the results of Adam's original sin.

Each person, infant or adult, stands guilty before God; each person has offended the holiness of God. The only way that God can be just and at the same time declare a person righteous is for that person to have received forgiveness by faith in Christ. Christ is the only way. John 14:6 records what Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me." Also, Peter stated in Acts 4:12, "there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved." Salvation is an individual choice.

What about babies and young children who never reach the ability to make this individual choice? The “age of accountability” is a concept that teaches those who die before reaching the “age of accountability” are automatically saved, by God’s grace and mercy. The “age of accountability” is a belief that God saves all those who die before reaching the ability to make a decision for or against Christ. Thirteen is the most common number given for the age of accountability based on the Jewish custom that a child becomes an adult at the age of 13. However, the Bible gives no direct support to the age of 13 always being the age of accountability. It likely varies from child to child. A child has passed the age of accountability once he or she is capable of making a faith decision for or against Christ.

With the above in mind, also consider the following: Christ's death is presented as sufficient for all of mankind. First John 2:2 says Jesus "is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world." This verse is clear that Jesus' death was sufficient for all sins, not just the sins of those who specifically have come to Him in faith. The fact that Christ's death was sufficient for all sin would allow the possibility of God applying that payment to those who were never capable of believing.

The one passage that seems to identify with this topic more than any other is 2 Samuel 12:21-23. The context of these verses is that King David committed adultery with Bathsheba, with a resulting pregnancy. The prophet Nathan was sent by the Lord to inform David that because of his sin, the Lord would take the child in death. David responded to this by grieving, mourning, and praying for the child. But, once the child was taken, David's mourning ended. David's servants were surprised to hear this. They said to King David, "What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you arose and ate food." David's response was, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows, the LORD may be gracious to me, that the child may live.’ But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me." David's response can be seen as an argument that those who cannot believe are safe in the Lord. David said that he could go to the child, but that he could not bring the child back to him. Also, and just as important, David seemed to be comforted over this. In other words, David seemed to be saying that he would once again see the child (in heaven), though he could not bring him back.

Though the Bible leaves open the possibility, the one problem with saying that God applies Christ's payment for sin to those who can't believe is that the Bible does not specifically say that He does this. Therefore, this is a subject for which we should not be adamant or dogmatic. We can, however, be dogmatic about the fact that God ALWAYS does what is right.

Knowing the love and grace of God, God applying Christ’s death to those who cannot believe would seem consistent with His character. It is our position that God applies Christ's payment for sin to young children and those who are mentally handicapped, since they were not mentally capable of understanding their sinful state and their need for the Savior. Of this we are certain, that God is loving, holy, merciful, just, and gracious. Whatever He does, it is ALWAYS right and good.

Answer 7

"The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself." Ezekiel 18:20

Answer 8

No child gos to hell. A child is not held responsible for their sins until they are old enough to know the difference.All children are with God in heaven

Answer 9

There will be resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous... The child would fall into that category. A 5 year old is incapable of having a full understanding of God's will.

Answer 10

If he know right from wrong and he chooses wrong then I would have to say that the child is in hell. But I doubt that that the child really has reached the age of accountability.

Answer 11

Decomposition.