Babies

[hvp05]

Originally Posted by StoneThrower

The age of accountabilty is no where in scripture!

Are you implying every person is born with the ability to choose good over evil? An infant can willfully accept Christ as their savior?

Originally Posted by ItalianScallion

"Despite foreknowledge? No elderly non-Christians"? Where did you come up with them?

:sigh:

God doesn't cut off anyone's free will even if they die young after they reach their age of accountability. They had their chances and MUST be fully accountable to be judged by God so He will make sure the accountable ones are.

Do you believe this age to be a specific point or stretched over a time period? If someone dies just within their 'age', whenever that is, they have had enough chances to decide?

As far as why He didn't just not create those who would be lost, you'll have to ask Him...

Hopefully he'll give me the chance to ask a lot of questions before casting me into the eternal pit of fire. I have quite a list!

[ItalianScallion (Premo)]

Originally Posted by hvp05

Do you believe this age to be a specific point or stretched over a time period? If someone dies just within their 'age', whenever that is, they have had enough chances to decide?

I don't believe it's an instant thing. I believe God gives "accountable" people enough information over time for them to make a decision. When God decides that a person has enough truth to be accountable, that's their age of accountability. I don't think of it as a specific age since it is different in all people. I think of it as a time in their life when they become "without excuse" and can face Gods' judgment fairly. Whether they live on or die at that very moment doesn't matter then.

Don't forget: God is pulling for everyone to be saved. He's not wishing for any of them to end up in Hell (contrary to some folks belief on here)...

Originally Posted by hvp05

Hopefully he'll give me the chance to ask a lot of questions before casting me into the eternal pit of fire. I have quite a list!

Why wait? Ask Him. Better yet, ask Him to come into your life and start following Him and watch how many of your questions get answered automatically...

[StoneThrower]

Originally Posted by ItalianScallion

Huh???

Deuteronomy 1 v 39
Isaiah 7 v 15, 16
Ezekiel 28 v 15
Luke 12 v 47, 48
Romans 2 v 12-15
1 Peter 4 v 5, 6

Yea..... Like I said, no where in scripture does it mention another plan of salvation for childern under a certain age.

I am surprised you didnt lay on me 2 Samuel 12: 22 which is the most common verse abused for this age of accountability argument.

[StoneThrower]

Originally Posted by hvp05

Are you implying every person is born with the ability to choose good over evil? An infant can willfully accept Christ as their savior?

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NO, NOT AT ALL! Man is dead in sin, he can do nothing to save himself.

Originally Posted by hvp05

Do you believe this age to be a specific point or stretched over a time period? If someone dies just within their 'age', whenever that is, they have had enough chances to decide?


Hopefully he'll give me the chance to ask a lot of questions before casting me into the eternal pit of fire. I have quite a list!

I believe God gives everyone a chance to acknoweledge Him as Lord and repent from their sin. Some, many chances over many years. I also believe at some point he says enough and leaves man to his natural course and the heart becomes hardend.

Today is the day of Salvation, better start asking those that speak on the authority of the word of God now. Its a fearful thing to fall into the hands of an angry God, I doubt seriously there will be any conversations, just a sentance of guilty, as its appointed unto man once to die and then the judgement. Its really not a laughing matter, and although it looks good on the forum, your heart should of had a tinge of guilt in writting that.

[ItalianScallion (Premo)]

Originally Posted by StoneThrower

Yea..... Like I said, no where in scripture does it mention another plan of salvation for childern under a certain age.
I am surprised you didnt lay on me 2 Samuel 12: 22 which is the most common verse abused for this age of accountability argument.

I said there were more verses but I wouldn't give you all of them... And I'm sorry you can't find that truth in your Bible. So then, what happens to those sinful babies? (Only Bible verses accepted here)...