Rubbish. No baby comes into this world pure! They all come into it spiritually stillborn. Every baby is a born rebel!
Yes, the baby is born into sin on a physical level by Adam’s sin because it carries a sin nature,
but spiritually they would be saved by God if they died as a baby. They would be saved by Christ’s sacrifice.
Jesus says, "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me:
for of such is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 19:14).
Jesus said "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 18::10).
The baby is not aware of any law, and Scripture says, "....but sin is not imputed when there is no law." (Romans 5:13).
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And circular reasoning doesn't prove your "freewill" theory either. You have to prove that John the Baptist used the term "kosmos" in the distributive sense.
The Calvinist interpretation is actually pretty silly. The Calvinist not only has to redefine the word “world” but they also have ot redefine the word “whosoever,” too.
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You also need to prove from scripture that all babies to die prematurely are saved. How do infants, babies, small children, etc. escape the all-important faith and repentance requirement of the Gospel? Is there an Infant Gospel in the scripture that I don't know about.
2 Samuel 12:23 KJV
“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
David clearly expresses:
1. The child will not return to life on earth.
2. David himself will one day “go to him,” a statement understood by believers as referring to David’s hope of seeing his child again in the afterlife, in God’s kingdom.
However, I have ran into some Calvinists who believe babies go to hell.
This is monstrous.
I hope this helps, and may God bless you.
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