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1 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 27833 | ||
Twenty years and up- Here is how I have come to this conclusion. In Exodus 30:11-14, 38:26, these scriptures of the census give the age and amounts due from those counted. Numbers 26:2 is another census and qualifies those of age and able to go to war. Read Numbers chapter 14, and especially verses 28-29, How the Lord would walk them around the wilderness until all the numbered men died. Joshua 5:4-6 , verse 6 talks about the men of war who came out of Egypt walked 40 years in the wilderness, perished because they did not listen to the voice of the Lord. I would say He held these men accountable.It was their children that went into the promised land. |
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2 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 27866 | ||
Greetings wordoer! You say you have come to a conclusion as to what the 'Age of Accountability' is.. What is your definition of "Age of Accountability"? Or what is meant (according to you) by "Age of Accountability"? - Nolan |
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3 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 27958 | ||
Hello Nolan, I looked these words up in an english dictionary and the words are defined just the way I supposed, and intended that they come across. age- the time of life at which some particular qualification, power,or capacity rests.I give as example twenty years old for military service, and accountability for sin. accountability- subject to giving account;answerable. syn. responsible. So by those definitions, I can see in the scriptures I gave previously that those men twenty and older were held accountable for their actions (which was sin to them, disobedience to the Lord), while those younger than twenty were pardoned and not held responsible for the grumblings and disobedience of their fathers.Thereby setting a Biblical precedent of "Age of accountability",I hope this will clear things up for you. Can you give me any scripture to refute what I have explained ? They would be greatly appreciated and would deepen my understanding on the subject. Thank you, wordoer |
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4 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 27986 | ||
Greetings wordoer! I would cite Isaiah 7:16 and Romans 3:20 in response to the precedent of an "Age of Accountability", displaying that it is defined: "When a person becomes accountable for their actions through knowledge of sin." And a person becomes knowledgable of sin as soon as they understand right from wrong (Isaiah 7:16). Therefore, I believe that the "Age of Accountability" happens much sooner in childhood, around the age of 3, when a child begins to know right from wrong. And if disobedience of parents is a sin (Romans 1:30, 2 Tim. 3:2), then that is a sin that must be repented of, which would qualify a child as a "sinner." So I do not entirely disagree with your conclusion, since I do believe that there is a such thing as an "Age of Accountability", but I do disagree with the "way" that you came to that conclusion. I believe that the age of 20 did carry a lot of significance for an Israelite, since this was the age when a boy most likely was considered as a "man" and therefore able to serve in the army and to take a wife in marriage. However, I do not believe that the "Age of Accountability" began at 20, since it would be totally absurd to state that people are not capable of sinning until they reach the age of 20.. :-) I have already written much on this Forum concerning the topic of an "Age of Accountability", and you could Search for those posts if you like. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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5 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 28138 | ||
Hello Nolan, Let's look at Romans 3:20 it states,"through the Law comes a knowledge of sin". Therefore knowledge of sin comes from the Law. The law is right, transgressing law is wrong. 1 John 3:4 states that sin is a transgression of law.KJV ,NASB says "sin is lawlessness" basically with no law there can be no sin. Now I can agree that it is absurd to make the statement that you are not capable of sin before you are 20. I am addressing the "age of accountability for sin against God", Not the age that people are capable of commiting sin. You have added that into the equation for some reason? That would be a different part of this discussion and not equal in any way to the question at hand. I will try to convey my understanding about children and sin. God has an order ,a way things are supposed to be. The parent / child relationship is part of that order. God gives man and wife children to raise up. Man (parent) has the responsibility of teaching and correcting the child as he grows. Therefore, to the child, the parent is the Law. When the child does wrong, punishment is given from the parent, this leads to repentance for the child, because the desire to do wrong or displease the parent should outweigh the punishment that will be suffered.There we have a sin -punishment/correction - repentance scenario.Sometimes children do things that they don't know are wrong that is what this stage in life is for, to learn. If the parents do not do their charge in rearing the child , Who suffers? practically everybody! We have all been around unruly children, This follows for all aspects of life. The order for man under Christ is the same type of situation.God gives the Law ,follow the law recieve blessings, when man transgresses the Law, punishment or correction leads to Understanding of the Law, Man desires to please God, Repentance that will bring into right standing with God.I may not have got this in perfect script ,but please acknowledge the idea. If you would read my example, I explained that God did not hold the children (under 20) accountable for sins, theirs or their parents. Again, I did not say the people under twenty did not sin.When the man is 20, he comes out from the covering of his earthly father,at this time the Heavenly Father does the punishing and correcting. I can tell you that a 3 year old would have no idea of Gods law. Some people go their whole lives not understanding. I would like to know why you don't like the "way", I came to my conclusion? wordoer |
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6 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 28141 | ||
Of course young children have an idea of God's law. It is written upon their hearts: "For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them." --Romans 2:14-15 We do not have to be read the Old Testament to know right from wrong. A child may not know the number of the commandment, but they were given a moral sense which clearly tells them that they should honor their parents. No one truly goes through their whole lives without understanding or excuse, because the existence of God is written on the fabric of creation as well (Romans 1:18-20). No one, from infant to geriatric, is ever without excuse. Romans 2:1 reinforces this as well. --Joe! |
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7 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 28151 | ||
Joe, in the opening pages of "Mere Christianity" C.S.Lewis makes a couple of interesting points about the 'Law about Right and Wrong' as he calls it. These are the two points he makes. (1) That human beings all over the earth have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it and (2) that they do not in fact behave in that way. "They know the Law (of Nature or Right and Wrong)" Lewis says, "but they break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves and the universe we live in."....... I think what Lewis is saying is consistent with what Paul is saying in Romans 2:14,15. Perhaps scientists today would call it DNA. So be it. We know who made the DNA, don't we? --Hank | ||||||