2009-10-28T10:52:42-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/age+of+accountability/ http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/23/is-there-such-a-thing-as-the-age-of-accountability/ 2009-10-28T10:52:42-05:00 The idea behind the age of accountability is that before a certain age a child is not responsible for their actions. If they die before reaching the age of accountability, they are saved. After that, they are responsible for their own salvation. What do you think? http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Samuel%2012:22-23&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:38:19-05:00 The Bible never gives an explicit indication that there is such a thing as the age of accountability--the age at which a child is responsible for their faith; however, we're given indications throughout that God has a plan and a purpose for every child. It seems cruel and not in keeping with God's especial declarations concerning children to think that just because a child died before personally professing their faith they would be condemned.