S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries

The root of the word limbo is "the edge of a hem on a garment," so the word itself is telling us that limbo is someplace which borders very close to another. A very broad definition of limbo is "a ...

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July 01 2013 • 2 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Helmut Fischl Supporter Retired

The bible does not teach any "limbo" state. When God made man he gave him the breath of life (ruach). So, physical body + ruach = Life. Therefore at death these two components are separated again and ruach returns to God. (Ecc12:7) This is often interpreted as the soul. Ecc9:5 said "the dead know nothing". The Bible likens death with a deep sleep. At the second advent (or first resurrection) God will recreate the ones who have fallen asleep in him and they will spend the Millennium with him. But until then, they are dead in the grave waiting.

January 28 2015 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Vincent Mercado Supporter Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

The Limbo for infants is a hypothesis about the permanent status of unbaptized who die at infancy, too young to have committed personal sins, but not having been freed from original sin. 

Is it a Catholic doctrine? No.
It is word Limbo in the Bible? No.

While the Catholic Church has a defined doctrine on original sin, it has none on the eternal fate of unbaptized infants, leaving theologians free to propose different theories, which Catholics are free to accept or reject. Limbo is one such theory.

Simply put, the church is being humble and honest in saying "We don't know for certain where these infants will go, but wherever that is, let's call that Limbo."

I personally speculate and hope that these infants will attain heaven instead of the supposed state of Limbo.

January 29 2015 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report