I am aware that it varies with each indivdual child, but on the average, at what APPROXIMATE age do you think a child would be to be of the 'age of accountability'?
I'm not speaking in reference to legal age, this is in reference to laws given by our heavenly Father.
no biased or unnessary remarks please
2007-08-03 05:37:49 · 20 answers · asked by sugarpie 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-08-03 05:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are speaking of "accountability" so I am going to say 15-16. I will tell you why. Keep in mind that a persons brain is not fully developed until the age of 20 yrs. old. Christian parents teach their children as soon as they (the parents) become christians. If they become christians before they have children or while the child is very young....you can say the child has been taught (God's word) from infancy. By the time that child reaches 5-8 they already know a lot of right from wrong, yet the brain is not fully developed. By the time they are 15-17 yrs. old they are closer to their brain being "fully developed" (which is why courts can charge minors as an adult at this age for vicious crimes.....in other words they can be held accounable for their actions). So if you teach your child from infancy so to speak....they should know enough on God's law to be "at the age of accountability" by age 15-17 IF though a child starts to learn God's laws at an older age, say 14....then it would depend on how much of God's laws that child knows if the accountability is being taken into consideration. I have a child I am dealing with with this very issue....e-mail me.
2007-08-03 11:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by true blu 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As you are talking about a child that has been raised according to Jehovah God's Standards, I'd say for the average child 12 to 13 years old. We've had some baptized at 12 so they are able to understand what baptism is and dedicate their life, so knowing what is right and what is wrong in their life has to come into play. They know the difference.
2007-08-03 07:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by Suzy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some say it is a teenager but its not. The age when your child knows if something is wrong and they look around to make sure you are not looking, that is the age of accountability. The age varies of coarse, but the normal age is between 3 and 5. Tell them about Jesus in a way they can understand and let them chose to accept him. But do not force the issue, make it their choice and tell them they will not get in trouble one way or the other.
2007-08-03 05:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've answered yor own question by saying:
"it varies with each individual child."
However, since nobody grows up exactly the same, we could estimate somewhere between 10 and 16 years of age ....depending.
In bible times there was no word for teen-ager.
One went from being called a 'boy' to being called a 'man'.
It was usually in the late '20's that a person slowly started being called a man, once he had established himself on his own.
That's why Jesus started at the age of 30.
However, things have speeded up and in practical terms today, it would be younger.
2007-08-03 05:46:54 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I won't touch age here,and it in some ways it is is one of my pet peeves , especially in regards to baptism especially when the young are somehow introduced to a peer pressure among themselves to fit in socially and be involved with privileges ,that only come after baptism and other related things.I have to agree with -no one at home today-on morals -And yes where a child is trained up according to the WAY for him he/she will not grow aside from it.But again as another said different ones reach maturity in accountability at different ages .I'm glad I am not a judge in such matters ,especially knowing I couldn't read my own heart.Realizing to how imperfect we all are, ie.-a shirt no matter how beautiful or expensive ,if a button is missing is imperfect. And thanks to the creator and arrangements he made that need not be a discouragement in reaching out for the highest goal in life.
2007-08-03 07:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by hunter 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the child and the parents and how the parents raised him or her.
For instance, a child raised in a family with high morals will develop a conscience earlier than a child who had no moral training as a child.
But eventually, EVERY person reaches an age in which they are morally accountable to God.
2007-08-03 05:41:46 · answer #7 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Where there is no law sin is not imputed.
The mind of a child has to be able to grasp what the law is saying, that if you break one of the commandments you have broken them all and are guilty before God, who so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16.
God gave us the law because of sin. The law teaches us our helplessness in the face of sin, that we can not get rid of it on our own but that Jesus Christ can save us from our sin and cleanse and renew us.
2007-08-03 06:11:26 · answer #8 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have three boys and they all vary on that one but, if you are looking for a reference point I would say around the beginning of the teen years. In my opinion that is when they are fully able to comprehend the implications of their actions.
2007-08-03 05:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by Jason J 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the child's development. Evey Child is different.
I would think when the child asks questions or if the child "feels" bad after doing something wrong.
2007-08-03 05:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by devilish1965 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋