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NASB | Psalm 51:5 ¶ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 51:5 ¶ I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness; In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful]. [John 3:6; Rom 5:12; Eph 2:3] |
Subject: When do we become sinners? |
Bible Note: Nolan, I'm not sure that you can support your idea scripturally. I do believe that God by His mercy protects the infant elect, but it has nothing to do with infants not knowing of their nature. You nor I can support this from Scripture? In addition, I think Steve's point is that everyone in Sodom (the Sodomites died in sin)was destroyed, including infants, and that the same would have happened in Ninevah had they not repented. Scripture tells us we are sinners from the beginning, period, and for that we are in need of a Saviour, period. I would suggest Dr Ronald Nash's book "When a Baby Dies", an excellent book by a professor from Reformed Theological Seminary on the subject. But there is no support from God's Word concerning those under the age of accountability, in fact I can't find text for this idea of an age of accountability. --JCP |