What is the age of accountability?

[Behold]

I do agree , however it dont make it clear . i mean in exodus it says twenty and up

Jewish Custom is that the person becomes an "adult" at 12-13.

So, i can't know when the Reader realized Moral wrong vs right, but i was about 10-11 yrs old.

I suspect that the moment you realized what a "lie" is, you are now accountable.
So, if some of you were 20 before you realized that lying was "wrong", morally... then it took you a while...

 

[amigo de christo]

Jewish Custom is that the person becomes an "adult" at 12-13.

So, i can't know when the Reader realized Moral wrong vs right, but i was about 10-11 yrs old.

I suspect that the moment you realized what a "lie" is, you are not accountable.
So, if some of you were 20 before you realized that lying was "wrong", morally... then it took you a while...

did you read all that i wrote my friend . i also spoke of how GOD visited others at quiet an early age .
The question at hand is
ASK NOT what the age of accountablity is , rather TEACH THEM the WAY of the LORD .
cause in truth not one soul knows that age . but this i do know , BETTER Teach them all the rigth way of the LORD .
I do not know the age , but i do know ITS TIME TO preach JESUS THE CHRIST and all sound doctrine
to all from the age of zero to a hundred and fifty . aka EVERYONE .
Do be encouraged my friend .

 

[amigo de christo]

raise them children up in the way they should go and let them not become victims of the govt and education system
or the religious systems of men gone wrong either .
From the day little johnny or little jane breaks the breach , the matrix , and cometh out into the world
BIBLE THEM up with all reminders . NEVER too early to talk about the LORD . but one day it will be too late .
JUSt a friendly reminder to all .

 

[amigo de christo]

Jewish Custom is that the person becomes an "adult" at 12-13.

So, i can't know when the Reader realized Moral wrong vs right, but i was about 10-11 yrs old.

I suspect that the moment you realized what a "lie" is, you are now accountable.
So, if some of you were 20 before you realized that lying was "wrong", morally... then it took you a while...

Jewish custom .
but who here really knows the age .
The truth of the entire matter is , ONCE LIL JOHNNY or LITTLE JANE
breaks the breach and cometh out of the matrix , GET BUSY raising them up in the way of the LORD .
Now raise those hands folks , IT BE LORD praising and thanking time in the building and not only the building
but round the entire world . this gringo done made my choice .
and beleive you me , my choice is gonna COST me even more than it already has .
SO FRIGGEN BE IT . I GOTS THE LORD and no matter what is allowed to come against me
HE GONNA BE WITH ME . HE BE ALL I NEED . now bible time folks .

 

[Instant]

I am not sure about an exact age of accountability. Children are sanctified by their Christian parents, but when are they no longer under their covering? Is it when they fully understand the plan of salvation? Is it at the age of 13? Is it at the age of 20? We can only speculate, but what sinners need to be concerned about is that there is nothing in scripture that explicitly states that their children are automatically saved. If we have children, we need to be living for God, not only for our sake, but for our children's sake. Of course, this is a good practice regardless of whether or not it makes them clean in the sight of God, because they will imitate our behavior and we need to be concerned for their soul when they become an adult.

 

[amigo de christo]

I am not sure about an exact age of accountability. Children are sanctified by their Christian parents, but when are they no longer under their covering? Is it when they fully understand the plan of salvation? Is it at the age of 13? Is it at the age of 20? We can only speculate, but what sinners need to be concerned about is that there is nothing in scripture that explicitly states that their children are automatically saved. If we have children, we need to be living for God, not only for our sake, but for our children's sake. Of course, this is a good practice regardless of whether or not it makes them clean in the sight of God, because they will imitate our behavior and we need to be concerned for their soul when they become an adult.

yes the children are santified by the beleiving parent .
But even so ,
guess what else is sanctified , anything we pray over , even meats .
but meats aint saved now are they . people make a big mistake , NOT saying you john ,
that somehow it means even the unbeleiving spouse being sanctified means they are saved . IT dont mean that .
cause even the meats and drinks we pray over and give thanks to GOD for , are santified by the prayer etc .
This lamb do a lot of bible reading john . in fact i will try and find that very scrip .
I think , wait it is in timothy
when paul was talking about meats and drinks . i think chapter four , maybe five .
They will command to abstain from certain meats and etc .
Something santified dont mean its saved . cause meats and drinks aint saved , they just meats and drinks .
BEING SAVED entails ONE Actually BELIEVES on JESUS THE CHRIST .

 

[amigo de christo]

I am not sure about an exact age of accountability. Children are sanctified by their Christian parents, but when are they no longer under their covering? Is it when they fully understand the plan of salvation? Is it at the age of 13? Is it at the age of 20? We can only speculate, but what sinners need to be concerned about is that there is nothing in scripture that explicitly states that their children are automatically saved. If we have children, we need to be living for God, not only for our sake, but for our children's sake. Of course, this is a good practice regardless of whether or not it makes them clean in the sight of God, because they will imitate our behavior and we need to be concerned for their soul when they become an adult.

by the grace of our holy GOD , i have been reading the bible now for over eighteen years every day .
Ever wonder why i try , by that same grace to get others into it again . You would be amazed
at how things can truly come together , truly be made clear . yet many just love to sit under men
who have already twiseted stuff .
I wish to GOD many would just get back into bible reading for themselves .
Perhaps then they would not see my gravity and sincerty and fast correction as being so darn judgmental and hateful .
YOU SHOULD SEE how JESUS spoke , and later the apostels . we should see how dire
paul warned those in sin TO REPENT ASAP OR ELSE . but todays church age just says JUDGE NOT
all is well , That is why they got so leavened up my dear friend . i aint the hater and judgmental monster
so many thinks me to be . This generation would truly have kicked every last apostle as well as JESUS HIMSELF
right out of their churches with accusations they were haters and all need to know GOD and CHRIST .
This church age , IN LARGE dont realize what has occured through the tatics of men pleasing sermons .
THEY , by false love and judge not , turned the very church against THE VERY CHRIST they so cliam to believe in ...........

 

[Instant]

I wouldn't have any confidence in the idea of the unbelieving spouse getting into heaven because of their spouse, but it is a tricky verse that most overlook. It does say they are sanctified by the believing spouse. I also know that the children are unclean if their parents are not saved, which is a scary thought because nothing unclean gets into Heaven. What is happening to all the children being murdered by abortion? Only God knows for sure as we only know in part, and we have to do our best to interpret the Bible.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Just as there is no literal bible support regarding the color of the Whale that gave Jonah a ride... nor is there a verse that says that accountability to morality, is the same AGE for every human being.

I was about 11 yrs old, when i knew "wrong vs right"... . and i might have been even younger, but, i recall certain thoughts and deeds from that specific age., and what i KNEW....

You may have been older.......when you came into your moral understanding...

Now, if that verse existed, that states the age of accountability, then you'd post it, @Ronald Nolette .

And if you post some OT verse that is talking about Hebrews, as if that is talking to everyone, then you might, wait on that., post.

Well why don't you post verses from Gods Word that even mentions there is an age of accountability where one loses that "eternal life" for they weren't accountable and have to get born again .

I care not about an age, but that your concept of an age of accountability is even biblical.

 

[Ernest T. Bass]

The "age of accountability" concept is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible. Some think that there is a precise age at which a person becomes morally responsible before God.

Is the age of accountability a set age?

No, there isn't a precise age number for everyone.

Is it based on the individual?

I think so. It is between God and the individual.

There were some guidelines in Num 14:


You were responsible if you were 20 years or older.


God punished the adults and parents for their unbelief. The little ones and the children were spared.

What is the age of accountability?

As a rule of thumb, people 20 and older are accountable for their belief in God. In actual cases, it could be younger or older than 20. It is between God and the individual's specific circumstances.

Rom 7:7-9
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

The idea of an age of accountability is found here and there is no exact age, for people intellectually mature at different rates, different ages. People are born innocent but as one matures one learns God's word whereby one learns right from wrong (for I had not known lust, except the law said thou shalt not covet). Then one goes from a spiritual state of being "alive" spiritually to having "died" spiritually.

Rom 4:15 if there were no law then there would be no sin
Paul says also said "without law sin is dead".

Then Paul said he was "without the law" meaning there was once a time in his life as an infant he was without law, he was not accountable to God's law hence sin was dead to him. Yet as he intellectually matured learning God's law (thou shalt no covet) thereby leaning right from wrong (Isa 7:15-16) THEN that is when sin sprang up in him and he died spiritually. He was not born a sinner but sin sprang up in him later in his life when he learned right from wrong THEN becoming accountable to God's law.

The fact Paul said he was once "ALIVE" without the law and that he later "DIED" when the commandment came (he understood God's law) disproves two very common false teachings, 1) original sin and 2) OSAS. IF OS were true, then Paul would have been born spiritually dead and remained that way unless/until he became a born again Christian only then he would be "alive". If OSAS were true then it would have been IMPOSSIBLE for Paul to go from being spiritually ALIVE to having spiritually "DIED". Neither idea has any Bible basis.