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The only reason I was asking about such an early revelation of being saved is ----and don't know if your aware of this---but Scripture seems to indicate that God sees Children as innocent ---even though we are born with the Sin nature -----God in His Grace seems Not to impute sin on Children until they are able to distinguish Good from Evil and have an understanding of what sin really is ----and have a good understanding of the meaning of Jesus death and resurrection through Faith ----
Now ---That doesn't mean that Children can't be saved at an early age ----as some Children advance in their understanding quicker than others -----and only God Knows who they are and only God knows their heart ----
You are so fortunate to have had a great understanding of what sin is and what Jesus accomplished on the cross for you at such an early age ------this is very rare -----I would think --so good on you
These are a few scriptures that may indicate God's Grace is provided and He sees Children as innocent ---I am posting the context of the Scripture here --
Deuteronomy 1:34-40 ESV
The Penalty for Israel's Rebellion
34 “And the Lord heard your words and was angered, and he swore,
35 ‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers,
36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the Lord!’
37 Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there.
38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
39 And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.
40 But as for you, turn, and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.’
Isaiah 7 ---is speaking of the Coming Messiah -----
Isaiah 7:10-16 ESV
The Sign of Immanuel
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your[a] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.”
13 And he[b] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.[c]
15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
16 For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.
So --I say -------there may be some Children who have come to the knowledge of choosing good over evil at a young age to be able to say they are sinners and know what sin is -----but again I think it is rare ---
God does provide us with Jesus at the age of 12 being in the Temple ----and The Jewish people say that at 12 and 13 is when their Children mature to know good from evil -----???????????????????
I say -----Also there is a passage in Exodus that some use as an age for maturity ----which is age 20 as they can be taxed at that age -----
Exodus 30:11-15 Amp B
The Ransom Money
11 Then the Lord said to Moses,
12 “When you take the census of the Israelites, each one shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord when you count them, so that no plague will come on them when you number them.
13 This is what everyone who is counted shall give [as he joins those already counted]: a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs); a half shekel as a contribution to the Lord.
14 Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and over, [as he joins those already counted], shall give this contribution to the Lord.
15 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give this contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.
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I think -----God showing His Grace here makes sense to me ---as Morally children need to be taught what is the difference between good and evil -----I think kids learn at a young age when they do wrong they get chastised for it and when they do good hopefully they get praised for it ---but I don't think their understanding of the discipline is there nor the reasoning for their actions is there -----
This is an article on this ----read all --I just posted this part
https://truthforkids.com/age-of-accountability
This article has been written with caution, acknowledging that there are things only God knows. The age of accountability of each child is one of them.
What do we mean by the age of accountability? In essence, it is the age at which a child becomes accountable to God and answerable to Him for his or her sin - Matthew 12:36.
We may draw conclusions from the Bible and, based on those, come to some understanding of the factors that come into play, but there are no absolutes to indicate at which point during the formative years of a child the transition to spiritual accountability takes place.
The concept of the age of accountability is based on the belief that a young child is covered by God’s grace until they become spiritually conscious of defying or resisting Him, as stated in Romans 8:7.
This means that children will not be judged for their sin until they reach an age where their conscience has developed to the extent that they have a conviction of being sinful. Children get to know right from wrong by being taught (trained). Consequently, they start to understand the difference between being obedient and disobedient—being good or naughty. But that understanding is different from being aware that they are sinful and spiritually separated from God. A general sense of guilt and conviction of sin only starts to develop in the pre-adolescent years.
When a child has done something wrong, the uncomfortable feeling inside is that of fear rather than guilt. A child is afraid of being found out because of the unpleasant consequences that follow. However, after the matter is dealt with, there is no lingering feeling of guilt, and all is well again.
The only reason I was asking about such an early revelation of being saved is ----and don't know if your aware of this---but Scripture seems to indicate that God sees Children as innocent ---even though we are born with the Sin nature -----God in His Grace seems Not to impute sin on Children until they are able to distinguish Good from Evil and have an understanding of what sin really is ----and have a good understanding of the meaning of Jesus death and resurrection through Faith ----
Now ---That doesn't mean that Children can't be saved at an early age ----as some Children advance in their understanding quicker than others -----and only God Knows who they are and only God knows their heart ----
You are so fortunate to have had a great understanding of what sin is and what Jesus accomplished on the cross for you at such an early age ------this is very rare -----I would think --so good on you
These are a few scriptures that may indicate God's Grace is provided and He sees Children as innocent ---I am posting the context of the Scripture here --
Deuteronomy 1:34-40 ESV
The Penalty for Israel's Rebellion
34 “And the Lord heard your words and was angered, and he swore,
35 ‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers,
36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the Lord!’
37 Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there.
38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
39 And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.
40 But as for you, turn, and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.’
Isaiah 7 ---is speaking of the Coming Messiah -----
Isaiah 7:10-16 ESV
The Sign of Immanuel
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your[a] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.”
13 And he[b] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.[c]
15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
16 For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.
So --I say -------there may be some Children who have come to the knowledge of choosing good over evil at a young age to be able to say they are sinners and know what sin is -----but again I think it is rare ---
God does provide us with Jesus at the age of 12 being in the Temple ----and The Jewish people say that at 12 and 13 is when their Children mature to know good from evil -----???????????????????
I say -----Also there is a passage in Exodus that some use as an age for maturity ----which is age 20 as they can be taxed at that age -----
Exodus 30:11-15 Amp B
The Ransom Money
11 Then the Lord said to Moses,
12 “When you take the census of the Israelites, each one shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord when you count them, so that no plague will come on them when you number them.
13 This is what everyone who is counted shall give [as he joins those already counted]: a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs); a half shekel as a contribution to the Lord.
14 Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and over, [as he joins those already counted], shall give this contribution to the Lord.
15 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give this contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.
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I think -----God showing His Grace here makes sense to me ---as Morally children need to be taught what is the difference between good and evil -----I think kids learn at a young age when they do wrong they get chastised for it and when they do good hopefully they get praised for it ---but I don't think their understanding of the discipline is there nor the reasoning for their actions is there -----
This is an article on this ----read all --I just posted this part
https://truthforkids.com/age-of-accountability
This article has been written with caution, acknowledging that there are things only God knows. The age of accountability of each child is one of them.
What do we mean by the age of accountability? In essence, it is the age at which a child becomes accountable to God and answerable to Him for his or her sin - Matthew 12:36.
We may draw conclusions from the Bible and, based on those, come to some understanding of the factors that come into play, but there are no absolutes to indicate at which point during the formative years of a child the transition to spiritual accountability takes place.
The concept of the age of accountability is based on the belief that a young child is covered by God’s grace until they become spiritually conscious of defying or resisting Him, as stated in Romans 8:7.
This means that children will not be judged for their sin until they reach an age where their conscience has developed to the extent that they have a conviction of being sinful. Children get to know right from wrong by being taught (trained). Consequently, they start to understand the difference between being obedient and disobedient—being good or naughty. But that understanding is different from being aware that they are sinful and spiritually separated from God. A general sense of guilt and conviction of sin only starts to develop in the pre-adolescent years.
When a child has done something wrong, the uncomfortable feeling inside is that of fear rather than guilt. A child is afraid of being found out because of the unpleasant consequences that follow. However, after the matter is dealt with, there is no lingering feeling of guilt, and all is well again.
