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1 | Be serious about this- | Bible general Archive 1 | cincybaby12 | 56261 | ||
What is the age of accoutability? And why do you believe this? | ||||||
2 | Be serious about this- | Bible general Archive 1 | roviear | 56264 | ||
Hi, essentially a person is accountable for what he understands. For example, an especially insightful child of say, four, who knows Christ and has accepted Christ to be his Savior then becomes accountable to Christ, but only for what he understands. Lying is a sin, disobedience is a sin, but does the child understand the nuances of pride or envy? Or how about the thirty-year-old who has the mind of the average toddler? Is he to be held at the same standards as a teenager? I haven't found any passage where a person is held accountable for something he doesn't understand. God treats ignorance with mercy (1 Tim 1:13 and Heb 5:2). The issue then becomes, is the person willing to persevere until he gains understanding and a greater accountability? Is he willing to mature in his walk with the Lord? :-) Estelle Sidebar: to gain understanding and wisdom, ask the Holy Spirit to increase your wisdom and discernment. He will answer. |
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3 | Be serious about this- | Bible general Archive 1 | Searcher56 | 56539 | ||
Scripture ... Lev 4, Num 15:27-31, 1 Tim 1:13-16 ... Estelle, are we bad by nature? Do we have to teach a child to do wrong? One 18 months old usually knows right and wrong. They even look at you before they do wrong ... it is deliberate. They do not understand that that Jesus died for their sins, then. Paul was granted mercy (1 Tim 1:13) ... "Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life" (vs 16). Read the verses between and around. Being ignorant, is like the unintentional sin (Lev 4, Num 15:27-29). It was treated differently than willful sin (Num 15:30-31). One can claim to be ignorant ... once. Searcher |
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4 | Be serious about this- | Bible general Archive 1 | roviear | 56842 | ||
Searcher, I believe you and I are on the same wavelength and hence, am not sure if you are refuting my post. Ignorance can only be claimed once for the second time would not exist without the first. Also, I hope I did not imply that Christ does NOT extend mercy to the knowing sinner, too, for He most certainly does. It is God's choice to discipline us when we've sinned. In Christ, Estelle |
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