----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Arnzen" <carnzen@...>
>and if our Lord told
> us "let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the
> kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" (Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:16),
> many brethren, even Calvinists, believe that is sufficient proof of the
fact
> that very little children and infants won't be there (even though they do
> deserve to be there, as we all do whether we're elect or not).

For one who seems to take every precaution against paedobaptistic arguments,
I'm surprised you appealed to these passages.

The word "such" is an indicator that Christ is not talking about children,
but those who have child-like faith - which was the context of his statement
(Mark 10:15).

Chad Bresson
Xenia, OH