Chapter 10.1
Age of
Accountability
Predestination
– Free Willie – Just & Fairness Doctrine
All
Babies in Heaven – Household Salvations
Aborted
Babies - Ignorance of the Law
How can a “JUST” God catapult billions of innocent babies into Hell?
First Word
This
subject
is not a hill that I am prepared to stand on, defend and die for, nor am I
dogmatic and adamant about my conclusions; but I present them here as I find
them and it’s possible that your BS; your Belief System might
just get a kink in it. This subject is about the Theological notion
that children are covered by God’s grace until
they mature enough to understand fully the results of their actions. The conclusion is that Sin is
free and without consequence until a certain age, and
presupposes that sin must first be recognized before it is actually accountable
to them.
This would
include people who are incapable of recognizing personal responsibility due to
mental, emotional or developmental disabilities, they may be retarded,
illiterate, deaf or blind, have learning disabilities or physical handicaps;
they may never have the potential to understand spiritual things.
To upset you right away, Salvation has never been granted based on physical handicaps,
nor is it taught anywhere in scripture. The Apostle Paul said that we should not
go beyond what is written[1] in the scriptures and my plan is to interpret
accurately, literally and generously as WIDE as I can.
In my BS, I see the problem is that we
have accepted non-biblical doctrines as FACT.
Before
we begin,
I must confess that the doctrine of TAA; “The Age of
Accountability” is just conjecture since it is not found anywhere in
scripture, not even in an abstract way, in fact there is nothing in scripture
that implies that someone must fully understand sin to be accountable for his
actions. What we do is take our BS; our Belief System
and Reverse
Engineer our objectives so that the
outcome justifies our own beliefs.
If you twist the
scriptures and torture it enough, you can make it confess pretty much to what
you want it to say… I can show that 120,000 people in Nineveh who did not know
their right hand from their left must have been in an Age
of Innocence.[2]
I can find
scripture that supports the Age of Accountability[3] as 7, 12, 13, 20 and 21,[4]
but they all can’t be right; or does it vary from culture to culture and from
age to age? Is it affected by social and
environmental factors which can include the influence of television, movies,
games, parents, teachers and the things that they have learned in life? I can also support that there is NOT an “Age of Accountability”
that men just made it up. I can
even give you scripture that shows that unborn babies are doomed to
hell, as well as that they will all go to heaven;
both can’t be right.
You already
believe that a good and just God would not send a baby to hell. You believe that God would not hold someone
eternally accountable for wrong when they do not yet know good from evil.
Guess what? - You have already unknowingly “made God in your own image”.
We will look at
all of this and you will have a hard time processing it because of your BS; your
Belief System that is already in place. What your BS already believes will cause you
to reject what the scriptures say; so get ready to get upset.
Household Salvation
I
am able to present scriptures of whole households being baptized into
the family of God,[5]
but this is NOT saying that
when you become a Christian and are baptized, that your whole family is
saved. It just means that the whole
household has been brought into the family of God to be brought along in the
precepts until they can make their own individual decision.
The Bible does not teach Household Salvation, the children
of the parents that repented will also be required to repent. God only has children; there are no
grandchildren; you cannot ride into heaven on your mothers coat tail.
I was
interviewing a young man for a job and he told me countless glowing stories of
what his mom had done in the church and community. I said your mom sounds like an excellent
candidate for this job, but I need to know about YOU.
ALL Babies go to heaven
It
is believed that scripture shows that David knew children went directly
to heaven which proves that there is an “Age of Accountability”. David’s son died and David said that his son could
not come to him, but one day he would go to his son.[6]
If you want it
to; you can set up a Belief System that
David knew his baby was in heaven and one day he would go to heaven and be with
him, or your Belief
System could embrace that his baby died and
was in the grave and one day he would also die and go to the grave.
We are
warned
to not go further than what is written in the scriptures.[7] What the verse about the baby dying does, is to
reinforce God’s
Judgment on sin, which is death.
Age of Accountability
The
age of accountability for a Jewish boy according to Jewish law is 13 years of age when he becomes a “bar
mitzvah” and is then accountable for his actions. According to Orthodox and Conservative Jews; a girl becomes a “bat mitzvah” at the age
of 12
and according to Reform Jews, she is accountable at the age of 13. Wikipedia
Jehoash was
7 years old when he became accountable[8] and began to reign as
king. Because Jesus
was taken to Jerusalem to attend the feast of the Passover at the age of 12,[9]
many students of the Word feel that the age of accountability is around the
time associated with puberty when one becomes conscious of their own desires,
drives, impulses, passions and is when sinful attitudes begins to emerge.
Israel
took a census, those accountable were numbered were 20 years of age and up.[10] Until they
reached the age of accountability they were considered INNOCENT and INCAPABLE of sin. Scripture says the
little ones have no knowledge of good and evil[11]… It’s in the Book…
sort of...
Accountability
to Secular Law and
Accountability
to God’s Laws
are
two separate things.
Does God set the Age?
God
pretty much set the age of accountability at 20 based on who
would be allowed to go into the Promised Land.[12]
He said, those younger did not know Good from Bad.[13] What is not factored in is God had cursed the Israelites for GRUMBLING against Him and for believing the bad
report brought back by the spies. Only
two of the spies; Caleb and Joshua were allowed to go into the Promised
Land. Those who were young and did not
know GOOD from BAD about this rebellion, nor were a part of it, would be allowed to enter into
the Promised
Land.
This was not about
the age of accountability, but about the adults who had grumbled
and rebelled against God and would not be allowed to enter into the Promised
Land.
This teaches that the next generation
of children will not suffer for the sins of their parents.
Now for the rest if the news
Eisegesis is a big word that means; the
process of interpreting a text or portion of text in such a way that the process introduces
one's own presuppositions, agendas, or biases into and onto the text. This is commonly referred to as “reading into the text”. Wikipedia
When we talk
about an age of accountability, we must take a serious look at what the
scriptures record about Original Sin which
babies are a part of; this is where
your BS; your Belief System
starts to fall apart.[14]
This is what God
says.
We are NOT sinners because we sin;
we sin because
we are born sinners; it’s our nature.[15]
God is
sovereign
and everything was created by Him and for Him, for His purpose. There are some wicked who are “estranged”
(they turn aside);[16]
they are wicked
in the womb and as soon as they are born they go astray speaking
poisonous lies and liars will not enter the Kingdom of God.[17] WHAT?
It’s
in the Book.
God did not say children starts speaking
lies when they reach the age of accountability, but as
soon as they are born; He likens them to SNAKES. Think about it…
who teaches a child to lie?
An infant is just a Sinner in diapers.
Get ready to get upset; if you think that
God does not kill infants and children, you are mistaken. God told Saul to utterly destroy the Amalek
adults including their INNOCENT
CHILDREN and
INFANTS,[18]
knowing that the small Amalekites would grow up to be big Amalekites and continue
the evil of their parents.
A rattlesnake emerging from its egg is
tiny and cute; but it’s still a rattlesnake.[19]
God calls for judgment on Babylon and authorizes CHILDREN to be dashed to
pieces before the parent’s eyes.[20] God calls for
Assyria to make a war of judgment on Israel and dash their CHILDREN to pieces and rip open the PREGNANT WOMEN.[21] Assyria
is to make war on Egypt; CHILDREN dashed to
pieces.[22] Babylon is to be destroyed and the LITTLE ONES dashed against
the rocks.[23]
God says blessed is
the Nation that dashes the LITTLE ONES in Babylon
against the rocks.[24]
What
happened in Sodom and Gomorrah? Everyone was destroyed including the children, infants
and those in the womb. [25]
Were the babies really
innocent or rattlesnakes in the making? Did
you see what God
did to some kids that were harassing
His prophet? He sent bears out of the
woods and they TORE UP 42 children.[26]
Note: this was a gang of small boys who would have
robbed and most probably killed the Prophet.
What
happens to aborted babies? First of
all, we must put into our BS that all mankind is on the road to Hell - ALL -
The aborted babies that God CHOSE to save
will be in heaven[27]
and those He DID
NOT choose to save will eventually be
in HELL. Think about it; Abortion is MURDER and if all murdered babies went to
heaven, then we could reason that we should kill our children to make sure they
all wind up in heaven. Murder is a Sin and
is not a method of salvation taught anywhere in scripture. (However, The
Qur’an teaches murder is OK)
Life
begins at conception and the baby is complete with an eternal soul. In a study in 1999, there were 4,250,000
neo-natal deaths or deaths in the womb which mostly occurred in primitive and
pagan nations. If you add each year up
until today, you will realize that Heaven and Hell are being populated at an
unpresented rate; these souls are eternal somewhere.
No life or death occurs apart from the
purpose of God.[28]
There are some
infants that are saved and filled with the Holy Spirit at conception in the
womb and set apart for His purpose and will automatically be in heaven.[29] Likewise there are others that God chose for
His purpose BEFORE He ever made
the earth.
According to God there are some
who are still in the womb that have neither done good nor bad who He HATES based on His purpose and His election,[30]
and He says PLAINLY that some
children are just plain EVIL,[31]
so why should we expect a sinful, fallen, guilty, depraved child without
spiritual, religious or moral merit at death be welcomed into the Kingdom of
God?
Scripture never
suggest that children are without sin, but teaches that we are ALL sinful at
any age; we are born in Sin. David confessed that he was sinful at conception;
the Bible says the whole world is
accountable for their sins and that would include children.
No
child comes into the world innocent, children are just Short Sinners.
A
Word about Sin
The Law of Human Nature thinks UNFAIR
behavior
is just plain
wrong. Why is that? Where does
this Standard
of Right and Wrong and decent
behavior come from? There must be some
sort of .an agreement of what right and wrong is, that is beyond ordinary facts. The Bible says the laws are written on our
hearts; accusing us or excusing us.[32] SELAH; Ponder that
The whole world is held accountable to
God;[33]
and by nature deserve His wrath.[34] The
Word is clear, if you sin you will die.[35] There is not one that is righteous or
innocent, not even babies;[36] NOT ONE.[37]
All have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God,[38]
we are sinful in the womb and our hearts
are deceitful and desperately wicked[39]
and there are no exceptions; we are without excuse.
Ignorance is no
excuse for the Law, man’s law or God’s Law, even someone who sins in ignorance;
their sin must be atoned for; forgiven. There is no “sin in ignorance” that is not
accountable to God; that’s why we desperately need a Savior. [40]
Someone who is wicked as an adult, is wicked and unsaved as a child; therefore if you
are never going to be saved as an adult, you can never be
held UN-ACCOUNTBLE as a child. God’s Law is
instilled and written upon our hearts that we inherently have a knowledge of GOOD and EVIL and know
instinctively through creation to recognize SIN, thus the Law
extends beyond our ability to physically hear, read or understand it; so there is no excuse.[41]
The Take Away
We
see through a glass dimly and concerning salvation, we base our own BS on
what WE
think is FAIR and JUST and not what is written in scripture; we pretend
to know better than our Lord. If
you believe in “Fairness”,
then you believe that the “Judge of all the earth” will do what is JUST and FAIR with children
and infants;[42]
just
like YOU would do.
If your BS embraces
the doctrine of “Predestination”,
then you believe that only the infants and children who are the “elect”
or the
predestined will go to heaven and
ALL the rest will go to hell.
If your BS embraces
the doctrine of “Free Will”,
then you believe that the children who have NOT made a “Free Will”
decision for Christ, will ALL go to hell; unless
of course you also believe there is a MAGICAL DOCTRINE of
the “Age of
Accountability”, then they will ALL go to heaven.
My BS seems
to be that of a “COMPATIBILIST”…you don’t have to pick and choose
between Predestination and Free Will, both doctrines are taught
in the Bible and are compatible with each other and are under the Sovereignty
of God and run parallel all the way to the Gates of Heaven. Jesus gave THE
GREAT COMMISSION to go and preach the Gospel and sent the Holy Spirit to convict the world of sin[43]
and in His plan, purpose and mercy,[44]
He also predestined some to salvation.
The
Age of Accountability is an emotional doctrine that was created in the
belief that God would not send a child or a baby to Hell, however, although Sin is universal,
Salvation is
not. The whole world is held accountable to God and by nature everyone
deserves death.
Salvation has
never been granted nor based on physical handicaps or age, nor is it taught
anywhere in scripture.[45] At conception they are infected with the SIN VIRUS which corrupts
their desires, attitudes, motives and ambitions
All
children are sinners at conception and
THAT
IS “the Age of
Accountability”.
CHILDREN
ARE JUST SHORT SINNERS.
Listen for a moment; REASON WITH ME[46]… Scripture will confirm that not one that belongs to the Lord will be
lost; NOT
ONE.[47]
If we are saved at conception; in the
womb, then we are eternally saved. We
are not temporarily saved and then lose our salvation at some flexible Age of
Accountability in life that man
has made up; we are accountable at CONCEPTION.
If all
babies are saved, then all adults are saved.
Man has no right to institute
a law, arbitrarily pick an age of accountability or establish a time when a
person is free of sin and judgment. Salvation does not require an age, nor does
judgment.[48]
No matter what position you take; God is still sovereign in His plan and purpose. He will decides on whom He will have mercy
and on whom He will not.[49] It’s in the Book
We
are saved by Grace, not by human will, but by God’s sovereign will and His
mercy.[50]
THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
IS AT CONCEPTION
Psalm 22:10 – From my mother's womb You have been My God
10 I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been
My God.
(NKJV)
Psalm 22:9 - You made Me trust while on My
mother's breasts
9 But You are He who took Me
out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My
mother's breasts.
(NKJV)
1 Corinthians 1:25 – God’s foolishness is
wiser than man’s wisdom
25 For the foolishness of God is
wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human
strength.
(NIV2011)
[1] 1 Corinthians 4:6 - Do not go beyond what
is written
[2] Jonah 4:11 – 120,000 under the age of accountability, they do not
know their right hand from their left
[3] Isaiah 7:16 – There is a time when you are able to know right from wrong
[4] 1 Chronicles 27:23 – Must be 21 or older
[5] 1 Corinthians 1:16 – Stephanas whole household Baptized -- Acts 11:13-14 – Cornelius
was saved and his household. -- Acts 16:15 - Lydia
was baptized, and her household baptized
as well -- Acts 16:31-33 – Jailer was baptized and his whole
family
[6] 2 Samuel 12:22-23 – I will go to the grave with my son
[7] 1 Corinthians 4:6 - DO NOT GO BEYOND
WHAT IS WRITTEN
[8] 2 Kings 11:21 – Seven years old began to
reign
[9] Luke 2:42-46 – When Jesus was Twelve
years old, He went to the Temple
[10] Numbers 14:28-30 - Twenty years old
and upward -- Exodus 30:14 - Twenty years old and upward
[11] Deuteronomy 1:39 – Little ones have no
knowledge of good & evil -- Luke 18:15-17 – All little children go to heaven
[12] Numbers 14:28-30 - Twenty years old and upward who have GRUMBLED AGAINST
ME will NOT enter into the promised
land
[13] Deuteronomy 1:39 – Those under twenty who do not
know good from bad about the rebellion will enter the promised land
[14] 2 Timothy 4:3 – With itching ears we chose our own beliefs
[15] Psalm 51:5 – We are sinful from conception
[16] Psalm 58:3-4 – The wicked turn aside in the womb; at birth go astray
[17] Revelation 21:27 – No liar will enter into the kingdom of God
[18] 1 Samuel 15:3 – Kill the Amaleks; man, woman,
child & Infant
[19] Proverbs 20:11 – A child is known by his acts of conduct
[20] Nahum 3:10 – Young children dashed to pieces
[21] Hosea 13:16 – Pregnant
women ripped open
[22] Isaiah 13:15-16 - Children
dashed to pieces before their eyes
[23] Psalm 137:8-9 – Little ones dashed against the
rocks
[24] Psalm 137:9 - Happy is he who takes
your little ones and dashes
them against the rocks.
[26] 2 Kings 2:23-24 – GANG of 42 kids
killed by God
[27] 2 Corinthians 5:8 – When the BELIEVER
is absent from his body he is present with God in heaven
[28] Ephesians 1:4-5 – God chose some according to THE PURPOSE of HIS WILL before He made the earth
[29] Jeremiah 1:5 – Before you were born, I chose you
-- Galatians 1:15 – God called some by His Grace
while still in the womb. -- Luke
1:15 – John the Baptist was called to be a Nazarene while
still in the womb
[30] Romans 9:11-12 – Neither were born, neither done good nor bad, but God chose one and not the other -- Romans 9:13 - Jacob
I loved, but Esau I hated before they were even born
[31] 2 Chronicles 36:9 – God saw evil in 8 year old Jehoiachin
[32] Romans
[33] Romans 3:19 - The whole world is held accountable to God
[34] Ephesians 2:3 - We by our nature deserve His wrath -- Romans 1:18 - The
wrath of God is against ALL ungodliness
[35] Romans 6:23 - The wages of sin is death -- Ezekiel 18:20 - The soul who sins
shall die for his own sins, not for his father’s sins or his sons sins
[36] Proverbs 20:9 – None can say, I am clean pure from my sin
[37] Romans 3:10-12 – None are righteous, all have turned aside; no one does good, NOT
ONE -- 1
Kings 8:46 - For there is no one who does not sin
[38] Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned and fall
short of God’s standard -- Ecclesiastes
7:20 - There is not a man on earth who does not sin
-- Psalm 51:5 – I was sinful at birth from
when my mother conceived me
[39] Jeremiah 17:9 – The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked
[40] Numbers 15:28 – Sinning in IGNORANCE
is NOT an
exception -- James 4:17 – If you know good that
you ought to
do and don’t do it then its SIN
[41] Romans 1:19-20 – We are all without excuse for his invisible
attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly
perceived, ever since the creation of the world -- Matthew 19:25-26 – Who then can be saved;
with God all thing are possible
[42] Genesis 18:25 -The Judge of all the earth will do what is just
[43] John 10:26-27 – You don’t believe because you do
not belong -- 1 Corinthians 2:14 - Natural man cannot receive spiritual things --Romans 8:5-7 – Natural man is unable to submit to God on his own
[44] John 16:8-9 – Holy
Spirit convicts the world concerning sin -- Matthew 16:16-17 – The Holy Spirit reveals spiritual things
[45] John 6:65 – FIRST: God’s mercy grants the way for belief -- 1 Corinthians 12:3 – SECOND: The Holy Spirit
makes it possible --
Romans
9:15-16 – Mercy does not depend on human will
[46] Isaiah 1:18 - Come, let us reason together
[47] Romans 8:38-39 – Nothing can separate us from
our Lord -- John 18:9 – None will
be or can be lost that have come to the Lord
[48] Romans 14:12 - Each of us will give an account of himself to God
[49] Romans 9:15-16 – Salvation is by God’s Mercy it is not of
him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy
[50] John 14:6 - No one comes to the Father
except through Jesus -- Acts
4:12 – There is no other name which we can be saved
Ephesians 2:8-9 – You are saved through faith; not of works past, present or future -- Ephesians
1:3-6 – It is God’s will and grace that makes us acceptable
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