unbaptized babies?

Question

What does Christianity believe happens to unbaptized babies when they die? do they go to hell or to heaven?

Answer 1

Matthew 18:
"1At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."

To me this is proof that babies go straight to heaven. Little children are innocent and unable to sin.

Answer 2

All babies, baptized or not go to heaven. Richard Sigmund has written a book, " A Place Called Heaven" where he details the things he saw when he had died and went to heaven after being in a car crash.

He awoke 8 hours later in a morgue.

It is a very interesting read.

Answer 3

There is nothing in the Bible that says babies are to be baptized. Baptism is to be done after someone has made a personal decision to follow Jesus.

Babies are innocent. They have not had the chance to make any decisions at all, much less a decision for or against God. So, in their innocence, the will go to Heaven.

Answer 4

There are heretical unbiblical denominations of Christianiry which propose that unbelieving infants must be baptized to be forgiven of the guilt of original sin. There's two heresies in one.

The Bible teaches first of all the people are not guilty of what someone else does. For that would be unjust. And God is not unjust. He is not prejudice. They are guilty when they themselves commit sin.

Secondly water baptism does nothing for those who aren't believers.

So my answer is that what happens to babies when they die has nothing to do with whether or not they've been baptized. There's no correlation between the two according to the Bible.

Answer 5

A child doesn't have the intelligence to choose God or refuse God and will go to heaven. The only prerequisite for heaven is the following:
Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And this:
Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And since babies can't make a true decision their spirits automatically receive the Spirit of Christ.

Answer 6

I've never heard of babies being sent to Hell for being unbaptized.

Answer 7

First of all, baptism doesn't equal salvation.

Second, babies who die and are too young to know anything about sin or salvation, go directly to the Father's arms.

Accepting Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, as payment IN FULL for sins, and His resurrection, is the ONLY path to Salvation. He said it and proved He was God incarnate by rising after being dead for 3 days.

Christians accept that sacrifice. We have been bought and PAID for. That equals Salvation.

God bless!

Answer 8

I believe they go go to Heaven, they were never given a chance. God is all forgiving! Baptism is not necessary for entrance into Heaven (in my belief).

Some Christians don't believe this though.

Answer 9

Christianity does not baptize babies. Well, ok, some do, as a token of "giving the child to God", but baptism in water does not really mean anything, or have anything to do with one's salvation. Our church holds beach baptisms for any of the members who wish to be baptized. They must meed with the elders of the church, and be born again, saved Christians. My 10 year old will be baptized next year, as I feel she is old enough now to realize the true meaning of her Christianity, and she strives daily to be a good Christian.

Catholics baptize at birth, but I cannot tell you the why's behind that.

God loves the children. They are sanctified by their parents beliefs until old enough to truly accept the Lord themselves.

God Bless.

Answer 10

Heaven!

Answer 11

A baby is born innocent, having never done good OR bad, and therefore are not guilty of breaking any of God's Laws, so will be in heaven.