Where Do Babies Go When They Die?

Shawn discusses the differing theological perspectives on where babies and young children go after death, focusing on Calvinism, Arminianism, Catholicism, and Mormonism. In Calvinism and Arminianism, the salvation of infants hinges on divine selection or their ability to choose, while Catholicism has evolved from the concept of limbo to accepting that innocent souls can directly enter heaven, and Mormonism teaches that all are born sin-free from a pre-mortal existence.

Mormonism offers comforting but scripturally unsupported answers about the afterlife, suggesting that deceased children are in heaven, which contrasts with the biblically supported doctrine of Fulfillment that emphasizes God's mercy and justice through Christ's victory over sin and death. This doctrine reassures grieving parents by suggesting that their children are in a heavenly realm, highlighting God's love and the eventual reunion with their departed loved ones.