I must disagree with you on this point, Stucco.<br><br>If what you are saying is that all those that die in infancy are elect and saved by God, then I think you are incorrect. Following this logic, as Gailmac stated in another post, then we should just kill our infants to ensure their salvation. And pagans should do the same! Don't get me wrong, I think there is a great hope to be had that the promise of salvation extends to our children (Acts 2:38-39, though there are obviously exceptions), but I do not think this passage in Mark teaches that all infants that die are saved.<br><br>I agree with your statement that we do not know whom the LORD has chosen to redeem, but I do not agree with your application of the text ("the kingdom of God belongs to such as these"). The "such as these" is refering to those who come to Christ upon no merit of their own (ie: as a child would, metaphorically speaking). I could be wrong in my interpretation of the text here, but I find no text elsewhere to support the idea that all infants that die are saved.<br><br>In Him,<br>Chris