Cheshire Cat
Puritan Board Sophomore
How can Arminians account for infant salvation? In order to "accept" the gift (in the arminian sense) of eternal life, we must make a conscious decision using our "free" will. Yet, infants cannot make such a conscious decision. Arminians must take a Calvinistic approach or take the stance that if the infant would have lived he would have either accepted the free gift (in the arminian sense) or not. Obviously choice #2 is absurd, and they can't choose choice #1 because that would defeat their Arminianism. So how can they account for it?
[Edited on 8-20-2006 by caleb_woodrow]
[Edited on 8-20-2006 by caleb_woodrow]