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There is no scripture for "age of accountability." That teaching is philosophical, not biblical.

 

Maybe. We don't know. God has not revealed to us what he chooses. We must place our dead children in God's care and rest in the truth that God's choice is perfect and good.

 

Yes, you quoted a NOTE, not the entire entry which actually sheds more light on the topic. You selectively took the note out of the context of the whole just like you do with Scripture. I guess that shouldn't surprise me at this point. It is what you do.

 

Yes, and I also know we were talking about the theological topic of redemption, not a specific Greek word since we were not even dealing with a specific passage. But that is neither here nor there because you won't really care.

 

The Westminster Confession says that this is true of all the elect who are incapable of responding to an outward call. Personally, I have not taken a position on this.

 

Maybe you just don't comprehend what is going on here. I have never taken a position on what happens to babies when they die. You will not find that in any of our exchanges. What I have actually said is this:

1. The text does not say David's son is in Heaven. (I did not say the baby was not, I said that passage does not state that he is).
2. There is not a single verse that says infants are not sinners.

That is what I have argued with you about and debated. The reason for that is this, I believe we need to be VERY careful about stating Scripture explicitly says something when it does not. I am not against you having your opinion on this matter. What I am against is you emphatically saying that Scripture says your pinon.

Your opinion on this matter comes from theological reasoning not from direct Scripture. All I have been asking is for enough integrity on your part to admit to that.

 

Think that would better firt the way that God has chosen to reveal Himself to us in the Bible, more of an inference...

 

2 of the biggest heresies!

 

1. The passage says nothing about joy or celebration. This has nothing to do with my theology, would love to know what part of "my theology" you think is influencing this....
2. You are building a whole doctrine on something that is not even in the text.

 

We have to agree with Abraham that the Judge of the earth will do what is the right thing from His viewpoint, and sometimes that just might not as we would have chosen to have it down!

 

The OT did not have a clear view on heaven, as the OT beleivers saw themselves going to Sheol, and are you saying none be saved apart from repenting and believing in Jesus then?

 

I tried to explain the cultural point, it was ignored.

 

Yes, its called progressive revelation, but many of our points expressed seemed to have been "missed"

 

The points don't miss. sbw has his deflector shields up to avoid discussion of the actual text.

 

Interesting that someone who seems to hold to more of Pel viewpoint would call themselves saved by grace!