The Bible teaches that all people are born with a sinful nature, as expressed in Psalms 51:5 and 58:3, which acknowledges the inherent sinfulness of humanity from birth. However, Scripture also offers reassurance regarding the salvation of infants, with Jesus' words in Matthew 18:14 suggesting that children are precious to God and not beyond His redemption. In 1 Corinthians 7:14, Paul implies that the faith of parents can have a sanctifying effect on their children, and Titus 3:5 emphasizes the role of God's mercy and grace in salvation, which can be applied to all people, regardless of age. Ultimately, the Bible's teaching on infant salvation is rooted in God's sovereign grace and mercy.
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For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it.