The following is Dr. John MacArthur’s views on child Salvation. On September 25, 1990 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Brewer, Maine (Pastor is Larry Pawson,) Dr. MacArthur was involved in a question and answer session which was publicly taped. During that session he said the following about child Salvation:
"Now let me say this and I don’t want you to panic when I say it. Saving faith is an ADULT ISSUE. Saving faith is an ADULT EXPERIENCE. SALVATION is an ADULT EXPERIENCE. Am I saying that a child cannot be saved? I’m saying that Salvation is a conscious turning from sin to follow Jesus Christ with an understanding of something of the sinfulness of sin, its consequences, and something of who Jesus Christ is, what He has provided, and that I’m committing my life to Him. At what point can a child understand that? I tell parents that Salvation is an adult decision.... There is no illustration in all of Holy Scripture of childhood Salvation. There is none. People want to throw in the Philippian jailer "and his household;" well that’s talking about his servants there is no reference there about his children. So there is no such thing as a childhood conversion."
Revelation 18:23
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
( . . . for by thy SORCERIES (PHARMACIES) were all nations deceived.) SORCERIES in the Greek is the word: Pharmakeia which is translated into English as Pharmacy means the use of medicine, drugs or spells -- associated with WITCHCRAFT -- magic, sorcery, enchantment ...(Exodus 22:18; John 8:32; John 14:17; John 8:36.) So, the antiChrist uses SORCERIES (PHARMACIES) to DECEIVE the whole world, takes over the world, to have the world (satan's family--those NOT BORN AGAIN, NOT CHRISTIAN,) worship him, by accepting his mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13:11-18.)
John 8:32
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 8:36
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Note: Fear God! Not satan. God has the power to kill the soul and destroy both the soul and body in hell. Fear Him, fear God! Matthew 10:28 is NOT referring to satan, for satan is not spoken of having that power/authority at all. This is spoken of God Himself, who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
The 'pope' IS HONORED ABOVE ALL BY GIVEN NAMES WITH EXALTED TITLES among which he claims to be "the Lord our God," and thus presents himself as a counterfeit Christ, a rival Christ, having names of blasphemy . . .