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Jimmy Kimmel is an actor, and a good one.  He “acts” like he cares for kids.  On his show last night, he cried (acting skills) while holding his infant son in his arms, and he said, “What could be more disgusting than putting tax cuts … ahead of the lives of children (the CHIP program)?”

Since he asked, I’m happy to answer his (bleeding heart liberal) question.  What could be more disgusting?  What comes to mind first are the one million children that we kill each year through abortion.  How does he feel about those lives of children?  Health care for each of those children isn’t just in jeopardy–they’re dead.  They had no “choice.”  How would he have looked if he had been holding one of those children instead of his over privileged son?

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) resigned from the House of Representatives last week.  He has served in Congress since 1965–52 years.  He wants his son, John Conyers III, to replace him in Congress.

Suppose that John Conyers III were to take over his father’s seat, and suppose that he served as long has his dad served.  This father-son John Conyers team would serve 104 years in Congress.  This is the ultimate argument for needing term limits.

Is there any scripture in the bible that can be used to comfort a parent who has lost their child shortly after birth? Not just relating to comfort, but the child’s soul?

Thank you for your question. Yes, I believe that there is one specific and very definitive passage that could help to assure a grieving parent about the loss of a child. In 2 Samuel 12:22-23, King David had been mourning the dearth of his newborn son. He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.’ But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” When David says, “… I will go to him …,” he is referring to the event of his own death (as a believer) at some point in the future. When he dies, he will immediately be in God’s presence in Heaven, so this must be where his son already is.

We can also infer from this that when a believer dies, he will be able to see all other believers (who have died) in heaven, including those who died as infants, and those who died in old age. However, it’s difficult for us to imagine the concept of age in heaven, since it’s an eternal state that is not bound by space or time.

I hope this makes sense. If not, please let me know.

Love in Christ, Owen

Are there any babies or old people in Heaven, and if not where are the scriptures to back it up? I asked this in my Church, but no scriptures were given to back up what they told me.

Thank you for your question. Yes, this theological issue has been debated for centuries. Some point to scriptures like Romans 5:12 which tells us that every person is born with imputed sin in his flesh; and, John 3:16, Galatians 2:16, and Ephesians 2:8-9 which tell us that we must each accept Jesus Christ through faith in order to receive eternal life. Although these scriptures teach us necessary truths, the Scriptures also seem to teach us about a special grace that God extends to infants and others that have not yet reached an age or stage of accountability. Fortunately, I believe that there is one specific and very definitive passage about this.

In 2 Samuel 12:22-23, King David had been mourning the death of his newborn son. He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.’ But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

When David says, “… I will go to him …,” he is referring to the event of his own death (as a believer) at some point in the future. When he dies, he will immediately be in God’s presence in Heaven, so this must be where his son already is.

We can also infer from this that when a believer dies, he will be able to see all other believers (who have died) in heaven, including those who died as infants, and those who died in old age. However, it’s difficult for us to imagine the concept of age in heaven, since it’s an eternal state that is not bound to space or time.

I hope this makes sense. If not, please let me know. .

Love in Christ,

Owen