Do babies go to Heaven?

                                               DO BABIES GO TO HEAVEN ?

This is often a concern especially of parents that have lost a child. They realize that to go to heaven you must make a conscious
decision accepting Jesus Christ. So what about the child that was not old enough to make a decision such as this? We can
find the answer to this in a story found in the Bible, 2 Samuel 11:2 - 2 Samuel 12:23.

This is the story of where David lusted after Bathsheba who was the wife of Uriah. David had Uriah sent off to war in the front
lines so he would be killed. In this way he could take Bathsheba for himself. David's plan succeeded, he married Bathsheba
and had a child with her. After this had taken place, David was confronted by the Prophet Nathan. He was told because of this
awful thing he had done the child born to him by Bathsheba would die. The child then got very sick and David began to fast and
pray hoping the Lord would let the child live. When the child died he quit fasting and the servants asked him why? David
responded, " why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me." David
knew that the child was not old enough to consciously acknowledge God. Still David expected to be with him after he himself
died. David was told his sin was forgiven even though he would still suffer consequences because of it. So it is reasonable to
also say David still believed he himself would go to heaven. In order for David to go to be with the child the child would have to
be in heaven. So yes babies do go to heaven. We know not everybody goes to heaven, so it would seem, there is some
kind of age in which we become accountable. The Bible however does not tell us what that age might be.



               BABIES
Babies are Gods special gift.
Some people tell me of what I missed
A little child I wouldn't mind,
but there is a reason to this rhyme.
I don't need a child of my own,
if my hearts not made of stone
There are children everywhere,
with the need of love that some don't share
I don't need a child of my own.
I need a heart not made of stone.

                               By R. Kiser