Is a baby (newly born) a sinner?

Question

A baby newly born, in the eyes of some Christians, is a sinner. Discuss

Answer 1

Yes, the lovely doctrine of Original Sin. Isn't it lovely? Bad baby! Bad!!

Answer 2

You know, I don't believe that baby's are sinners. I do not believe that we are born being punished of Adam's transgression. I think we are punished from our own sins, and there really isn't a way to sin if you don't know the difference between good and evil. I think there's an age of accountability in which you can choose because you have been taught what is good and what is evil. I don't think that God would put a baby on this earth and call it a sinner. Have you ever held a new born babe? I find it hard to look down into those little eyes and see a sinner. Instead, I find myself looking down into the eyes of a child who just left it's Heavenly home, and still remember what it is like to be in the presence of it's maker.
Do you remember the movie Baby Geniuses? It talks about how each baby knows the meaning of life. I believe that. These are not just little slobbery pink babies were talking about. These are little strangers who have come down with glory trailing from their feet to start a life and make it back to their Heavenly Father. They know what's up. I just find it so sad that we have to lose the knowledge of our premortal existance. What a wonderful place it must have been! But if we had that knowledge forever, what would be the point of being here? There really wouldn't be any. We'd never have to learn because we'd know everything.
I think that in order to put off sin that is natural to being human, we must become like children. That being the case, I don't believe that children are sinners.

Answer 3

That's just stupid. Why would someone believe that a baby is a sinner? Always focused on the negative and not the positive! Let's think of the potential of this kid to do good things instead of how he'll screw up and go to hell.

Answer 4

babies are born with sinful nature. Like being greedy, pushy, etc. But they dont know any better. They arent truely "sinners" until they learn the difference of right from wrong.

Answer 5

why is it a sinner? all babies are innocent they don't know anything. if a baby is born out of wedlock do these Christians your speaking of consider that baby to be a sinner?

Answer 6

Number one: How did babies start the lie? how did they start to obey and disobey parents? Obviously that is from sin nature inside of you, me and rest of all the people.

Number two: No one teaches babes to lie or obey or disobey! Obviously that is from sin nature inside.

Number three: We are all sinners. We have the flaws inside of us that we cannot get rid of.

Number four: Not even money can remove sinners from us! regardless rich, poor, slave, free, famous or popular people we all have ONE common is SINNER! We cannot escape from it but can able to control. The question is can you able to control with it? or let the flaws master you or yourself master the flaws?

Answer 7

No, through modern day revelation we know the age of accountability is 8 years old. Any child who dies under that age is perfect in God's eyes because they never were accountable for anything. Infant baptism is an abomination.

Answer 8

We are born with a sin nature. Case in point: ever see kids together when they are young? You never have to teach a child to be selfish or unkind. You have to train them not to be little animals...on their own they kick others who they don't like, pull their hair out, and generally need to be civilized!

That is what we are all born with, a nature with the "bent" towards selfishness.

Answer 9

All who are born to man and woman are born with a sin nature inherited from Adam and Eve.

Answer 10

No, but they are born with "Original Sin" which is what we all have after Adam and Eve dis-obeyed God in the Garden if Eden.

That does not mean that babies that die are going to hell.

Peace!