If Babies Are Innocent, What Happens to Original Sin?

John MacArthur says that babies who die are innocent and not guilty. But if that is true, what happens to the doctrine of original sin—especially within Calvinism? In this episode, we examine the tension between MacArthur’s statements about infants and the Calvinistic doctrine of inherited guilt. If babies are innocent, are they guilty in Adam? Are all infants who die elect? Does abortion become a theological loophole? And why do some Calvinists appeal to mystery when their system seems to create contradictions? This conversation explores original sin, infant salvation, inherited guilt, divine sovereignty, human responsibility, and the difference between biblical mystery and theological contradiction. The issue is not whether God is gracious to infants—the question is whether Calvinism can consistently explain it. Timestamps: 0:00:00 — The Argument Calvinists Keep Ignoring 0:00:38 — John MacArthur Says Babies Are Innocent 0:02:27 — If Babies Are Innocent, What Happens to Original Sin? 0:02:50 — Are All Aborted Babies Elect? 0:03:10 — Does Calvinism Create an Abortion Loophole? 0:03:53 — MacArthur, James White, and Inherited Guilt 0:04:37 — Believe While You Can… But Can You? 0:05:37 — The Contradictions Calvinists Don’t Answer 0:06:41 — Mystery vs. Contradiction 0:10:15 — Why This Matters for Evangelism Check out the original video here: https://youtu.be/II6x0bPCcjo?si=cjmkIyw2tfMNjbvC Get your copy of Dr. Flowers new children’s book, LOVE CHOOSES, go here: https:// loom.ly/8I1BNFg To get your copy of Dr. Flowers book, Drawn By Jesus, go here: https://a.co/d/6s767Ey To SUPPORT this broadcast, please click here: https://soteriology101.com/support/ Subscribe to the Soteriology 101 Newsletter here: www.soteriology101.com/newsletter Is Calvinism all Leighton talks about? https://soteriology101.com/2017/09/22/is-calvinism-all-you-talk-about/ DOWNLOAD OUR APP: LINK FOR ANDROIDS: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... LINK FOR APPLE: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/soterio... Go to www.ridgemax.co for all you software development needs! Show them some love for their support of Soteriology101!!! To ORDER Dr. Flowers Curriculum “Tiptoeing Through Tulip,” please click here: https://soteriology101.com/shop/ To listen to the audio only, be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or one of the other podcast players found here: https://soteriology101.com/home/ For more about Traditionalism (or Provisionism), please visit www.soteriology101.com Dr. Flowers’ book, “The Potter’s Promise,” can be found here: https://a.co/d/iLKpahj Dr. Flowers’ book, “God’s Provision for All” can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Provision... To engage with other believers cordially join our Facebook group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1806702... For updates and news, follow us at: www.facebook/Soteriology101 Or @soteriology101 on Twitter Please SHARE on Facebook and Twitter and help spread the word! To learn more about other ministries and teachings from Dr. Flowers, go here: https://soteriology101.com/2017/09/22... To become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation: https://soteriology101.com/support/ #LeightonFlowers #Calvinism #Theology