Gavin says Parts 6,7, & 8 "are to some extent connected by the issue of baptism as in the previous Part 6 we considered the general rule found in the Anglican 1662 Book of Common Prayer with respect to 'children … dying before they commit actual sin,' that on the basis of 'God's Word,' prepubescent 'children which are baptized,' who die e.g. those 'dying before they commit actual sin, are … saved.' And now in this Part 7 … we shall consider 1stly, a brief selective historical backdrop sketch on this issue of children dying in infancy. And 2ndly, the issue of orthodoxy & distinguish between heresy & error, which involves balancing out two different types of Scriptures on heresy that go in opposite directions. Then in Part 8 … the Baptist view of what happens to children dying in infancy, namely, the erroneous claim of universal salvation of children dying in infancy." And "the issue of children dying in infancy" is "an area of 2ndary importance … of historic disagreement amongst the orthodox, by which I mean religiously conservative Protestant Christians." "Ashkenazi Jews … represent about 80% … of Jews." "I formerly subscribed to a Khazar theory for the chief origins of the Ashkenazi … . However … there's been more … genetic research … & … it doesn't support the Khazar origins theory which I have … now renounced." Now there are "diverse views within Judaism … e.g. some Jews follow an esoteric Jewish mysticism called Kabbala" & on their "type of thinking … children dying in infancy would spend little or no time in" a "purgatorial hell before going to heaven;" & "with regard to the Jewish Talmud, I … refer to a view of its possible influence on Mohammed's Koran at Sura 7."
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Gavin McGrath (b. 1960) is a graduate of Sydney University, University of Western Sydney, and Moore Theological College (a Reformed Anglican College in Sydney) in New South Wales, Australia. From April 2020, he is a retired school teacher of both New South Wales, Australia, and...
