Theological question for Christians...?

Question

I ask this with the utmost respect for your faith.... and only a desire to learn.

How do you reconcile the ideas of original sin and the age of atonement????

Why would a child at any age not have to atone for its deeds if it were born with sin????

Peace and Blessings,
Sakina

yes i am referring to the age of accountability

Answer 1

No man, woman or child can atone for his or her own sins. This is the whole point of Christianity; that Christ, by His sinless life and His perfect sacrifice on the cross, on which He shed His precious holy blood, atoned for all the sins of all who would ever fully, wholly, and exclusively believe on Him for their salvation.
It is His atonement for us, not our atonement for ourselves, which cleanses us.
For a person to be saved, he or she must fully believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for his or her salvation. If a child is not yet able to understand this, and to believe on Him, then He is protected until such time as he is able to do so. (For the time of ignorance, God winked at, but now calls He all to repentance.)
There is no actual age of accountability. There is a time, however, when a person is able to understand the gospel message, and respond to it. At this point, it is the person's responsibility to do so.
(A deeper theological discussion will lead to God's sovereignty in this decision and even the person's ability to make such a decision, but for now, this should suffice.)

May God bless you with the truth, which is only spiritually discerned.

Dan

Answer 2

Original sin is a consequence of the fall of mankind in the garden. God said in dying ye shall surely die. The curse of death is that punishment. Men are all born into a state of spiritual death. The child (born into death) doesn't know what sin is, therefore it is not their sin. Sin is only a sin if sin is committed with intent. The atonement for sin was the blood sacrifice or covenant to excuse the sins of the elect according to God's mercy. Both atonement and sin were necessary for the perfection of the creation of man.

Answer 3

The original sin is the first sin that came into the world. Some people believe we will all have to pay for the original sin, but I personally don't believe that. It is not actually in the bible that we are responsible for original sin, however we are responsible for our own sins. At the end of time, we will all be help accountable for our sins and be condemned for them, unless we accept Jesus's gift of salvation.

No child is born with sin, but they are born into a sinful world meaning that sin has an impact on them. However, all children will go to heaven if the die young or at the end of time. When we get older, however, we have to take responsibility for ourselves.

Answer 4

According to 1 John 2:2, Jesus atoned for the sins of the whole world. According to John 3:16, God limited the benefits of the atonement only to those who would trust in His Son Jesus. In other words, God has made it possible for all to be saved, but has made that salvation conditional.

In the case of children and babies, God of His own sovereignty and love has simply made an exception to the rule. He said of the little ones that such are of the kingdom of God. He said that the angels of such always behold the face of God.

It is a conundrum the way your question is phrased. However, God is personal, not a set of rules, and has acted in love and mercy in this matter.

Answer 5

We are all born into sin and with that sin comes punishment...before the age of accountability you MUST factor in the fact that God is ALL KNOWING!!! If a child dies before the age of accountability, God knows whether that child would have accepted Jesus as their savior or not. And just maybe when they are standing in front of God Almighty
He asks them! We have to know that God is fair and just and He will not let anyone perish who has not had the chance to accept what Jesus did for them on the cross.

Answer 6

A child has to come to the age of accountability.This age may differ in children.A baby knows no sin,although they are born into
sin.If they die before coming to that age their
soul will be with Jesus through out eternity just
as the new birth of a Christian.Water has no power to save or wash away sin.That's a man made doctrine.Read the bible to know!

Answer 7

All of us are born with qualities passed down from our parents. That original sin is one of those things. Due to Jesus' sacrifice of his perfect human potential to buy us back from under Adam's sin, he has atoned once for all time for us.

We now have a way out from under death, to live forever on a paradise earth once God has this earth cleansed of the wicked infestation.

Eventually, all of us must make a choice of whom we will serve--Jehovah or Satan. The importance of parents is stressed here. Before a child is old enough to make such decisions on their own, they fall under parent's decisions. Hopefully for every child's life, parents make wise decisions.

Answer 8

All, including newly conceived infants are stained by original sin.

The absolute proof of this is that all are subject to death, while one without sin is not liable to die.

Catholics baptize infants in order to remove sin, make them adopted children of God, temples of the Holy Spirit, and members of the church.

These sanctified and baptized children remain holy and sinless for years, until they are able to understand the difference between right and wrong, good and evil, and are ready to be held accountable for their actions.

Only then does sin attach once again.

And once that day comes, the church is there with the sacraments, work, worship, and devotions that are necessary to effectively deal with sin, and enable them to remain in God's grace, hopefully forever.

Answer 9

Not all Christians have quite the sort of belief about the age of accountability that you're describing. That is unique to those Christians who reject infant baptism.

Those of us who practice infant baptism are aware of the seriousness of a child dying without baptism, and we prayerfully leave the matter in the hands of our God who is capable of infinite mercy.

Answer 10

age of atonement? i don't think that's a christian concept?
no one needs to atone for his sins because Jesus has already atoned for the sins of mankind.