Saved by Mercy. Held by Grace.
Understanding the Salvation of Children Through Christ Alone
By Dr. Ed Grefiel
There are questions that touch the deepest places of the human heart.
What happens to an infant who dies?
What about a young child who cannot yet comprehend sin, repentance, and faith?
And what of a person whose profound disability limits the ability to understand and personally respond to the gospel?
These are not merely theological questions. For grieving parents, families, pastors, and ministry leaders, they can become deeply personal questions of sorrow, hope, faith, and eternity.
They deserve more than assumptions.
They deserve more than comforting words.
They deserve to be brought before the truth of Scripture.
In Saved by Mercy. Held by Grace., Dr. Ed Grefiel thoughtfully examines what Scripture reveals about children, inherited sin, accountability, human inability, the mercy of God, saving grace, and the finished work of Jesus Christ.
At the heart of this book is one unwavering truth:
Salvation is found in Christ alone.
The message is not that children are saved because they do not need a Savior. Every human being’s hope of salvation rests entirely upon the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Instead, this book prayerfully explores an important question:
How do the mercy and grace of God apply to those who genuinely cannot understand or respond to the gospel?
Written with biblical conviction and pastoral compassion, Saved by Mercy. Held by Grace. offers encouragement to grieving families, a thoughtful biblical foundation for believers, and practical guidance for pastors and ministry leaders who are called to walk alongside those facing these difficult questions.
This is a book about difficult questions—but ultimately, it is a book about the character of God.
A God who is righteous.
A God who is merciful.
A God whose grace reaches farther than human understanding.
And a Savior whose finished work remains our only hope.
The little ones are not beyond His reach.
Saved by Mercy.
Held by Grace.
Secure in Christ.
Saved by Mercy. Held by Grace: Understanding the Salvation of Children Through Christ Alone
By Dr. Ed Grefiel
Available September 30, 2026
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