The '''age of accountability,''' according to many [[Christian]]s, is an age below which [[child]]ren are not accountable for their own [[sin]]s or old enough to make a [[faith]] decision and are therefore automatically [[salvation|saved]] if they die before that age. The concept is not directly supported in the [[Bible]], and some Christians deny that it even exists.<ref>[http://members.aol.com/twarren13/account.html Is the Age of Accountability a Biblical Doctrine?]</ref>
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The '''age of accountability,''' according to many [[Christian]]s, is an age below which [[child]]ren are not accountable for their own [[sin]]s or old enough to make a [[faith]] decision and are therefore automatically [[salvation|saved]] if they die before that age.
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The concept is not directly supported in the [[Bible]], and there is no generally-accepted age among those who hold to the teaching (usually those who do believe it is specific to the person); some Christians deny that it even exists.<ref>[http://members.aol.com/twarren13/account.html Is the Age of Accountability a Biblical Doctrine?]</ref>