Trusting God When Our Children Die: A Biblical Explanation of Why Children Are Declared Innocent in the Judgment of God

For those who believe the Bible to be true, there is a major problem which is not often addressed. All are guilty of sin as the Bible states in Romans 3:23, but when a baby dies, he or she goes to heaven. So, the question is how? Jesus is the only way to heaven according to John 14:6, but how does a child who cannot make the decision of receiving Christ get forgiveness of sin? Nobody wants to say that God would put an innocent baby in hell, and nobody should! There is a scriptural answer that gives a definite reason to believe that these innocents are safely and lovingly with the Lord at their death.

Robert Steven Hays Sr. has been the founding pastor of two churches over the last thirty-nine years and has earned five degrees in biblical studies and theology. Robert and his wife, Cindy, have two married children and eight grandchildren.