What is the Age of Accountability?
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David knew something that we now know, that when little children die before they understand the gospel, they go straight to heaven. And no matter what anybody says, the tenor of the Word of God, the character of God, the consequences of believing, and all of that bring together this truth: that children who die before they can understand the gospel go to heaven.
Now, let me answer a couple of other questions that are always a part of this discussion. What about the age of accountability? We say that children are protected until the age of accountability. People are always asking me the question, "What is the age of accountability"? They want a chronological number. Well, the age of accountability is as different as the ability of your children to comprehend. How many of you have more than two children? Let me see your hands. How many of you would say that your children all developed mentally along the same line perfectly so that they understood things at the same age, anybody? I don't think so. Not even twins.
So the age of accountability is a different age chronologically for each child. It simply means a time when children can understand the gospel. Are little children innocent until they reach a certain age? No, they are not innocent in the sense of their sin. They're sinners. They are covered by the blood until they can understand that, and then they become responsible. The Bible is very clear that we are born in iniquity and shaped in iniquity. We are born with a sin nature. But what age is a child when he becomes responsible for his relationship with God?
Isaiah refers to such a time that we mentioned earlier for "before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good". The important thing here to remember is that the Bible does not make any reference at all to an age of accountability, but there is a time in the life of every child when they are able to understand God's love, when they comprehend what it means to be a sinner, and for some children that knowledge comes at a very early age and for some it may take more time. The age of accountability is not a chronological measurement; it is a reckoning of spiritual understanding.
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