Question:
If a baby is born and dies at birth, is he considered a sinner? Will he go to heaven or hell?
Answer:
“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Psalm 51:5). “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies” (Psalm 58:3). These verses would indicate that a newborn babe is considered a sinner. However, in speaking of “little ones,” Jesus said, “The Son of man is come to save that which was lost” (Matthew 18:11), whereas when speaking of people in general, He said, “The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). When David’s infant son died, he said, “I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me” (2 Samuel