When a Baby Dies: Answers to Comfort Grieving Parents

by Ronald H. Nash

Book Overview

"Is my baby with God now?" What does the Bible say to such a question? What hope does it offer parents grieving the loss of a precious child? The answers are merciful. However, the implications are not simple. Is God a Universalist? Is there salvation after death? What is the role of infant baptism? And what about the doctrine of depravity? If a baby is born into sin, then what? What happens to the unborn -- to the miscarried and the aborted? For...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310225566
• ISBN13: 9780310225560
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

This book was recommended to me as a resource for how to deal with the plight of aborted babies. Very thought provoking as author Nash walks you through many non-biblical and finally biblical grounds to support the belief that all infants (as well as the mentally impaired) go to heaven when they die. A worthwhile read!

Much Needed Theological Answers

I will start by saying I have not lost a child, but I am constantly asking for theological answers to what happens when children die. I have 3 children and am constantly worrying about them passing before they come to know the Lord. Baby baptism does not assure heaven. I know that sin separates us from God, and that all of us are born into sin. Therefore, I needed theological reasons why I could feel safe in the Lord if my young children were taken from me. I know God is a good God, but that is not reason enough for me to understand the theology behind this book. This book really gave me some much needed answers. I also recommend, "Where is My Baby?" by Nancy Ferrin for a more comforting view on the loss of a child.

Outstanding! Extremely helpful for grieving parents.

This book means so much to me. Someone gave me a copy of this book when my three-year-old daughter died in a car accident. This book gave me the comfort that I needed. I recommend it for any parent who is grieving because of a lost child. I know how it feels to lose a child, and this book will comfort you. It will answer all the questions you may have.

The Death of a Baby

The death of a child is one of life's most difficult experiences; it is a time when most of the people who care about the child have all kinds of questions. Most of those questions are answered in this thoughtful book.

When a Baby Dies

This is the first book to be published on this subject in almost a century. What happens in the case of babies who die in infancy or before birth?This book answers that question in a careful and helpful way, as it also explores a number of related issues. Very helpful.