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Age of accountability (view source)
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The '''age of accountability''' is a teaching within [[Christian]] theology, which states that [[child]]ren who die before they reach the point in their development to where they can understand right from wrong (and thus cannot make a [[faith]] decision with full understanding), are thus not held accountable for their own [[sin]]s, and thus go to Heaven after death.
The '''age of accountability''' is a teaching within [[Christian]] theology, which states that [[child]]ren who die before they reach the point in their mental development to where they can understand right from wrong (and as a result cannot make a [[faith]] decision with full understanding), are not held accountable by God for their own [[sin]]s, and thus go to Heaven after death.
The concept is not directly supported in the [[Bible]], though King David's statement in II Samuel 12:23 about his son who died (the one conceived through his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba) is often used as a supporting text.<ref>"But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."</ref> Also, there is no set age among those who hold to the teaching; generally it depends on both the age and mental development of the person.<ref>It is therefore possible, that a person born with severe mental retardation may '''''never''''' reach that age, even in adulthood.</ref>
The concept is not directly supported in the [[Bible]], though King David's statement in II Samuel 12:23 about his son who died (the one conceived through his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba) is often used as a supporting text.<ref>"But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."</ref> Also, there is no set age among those who hold to the teaching; generally it depends on both the age and mental development of the person.<ref>It is therefore possible, that a person born with severe mental retardation may '''''never''''' reach that age, even in adulthood.</ref>