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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: Greetings JCP! Like Nolan, I come from an Arminian perspective theologically. My point here isn't to debate Calvinism, but there is one possible reference to the age of accountability in Scripture. Paul says in Rom. 7:9, "Once I was alive apart from law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died." Some see this is a possible reference to the age of accountability. Paul, as a youngster, was not under the condemnation of the Law. Thus, he was alive apart from the Law. However, he reached an age where he understood the Law, and death came as a result. The main premise of the age of acountability, at least from an Arminian perspective, is the doctine of unlimited atonement. We believe that Christ's death pays for original sin, thus one is not held "guilty" until one has the opportunity to accept or reject Christ. God Bless! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |