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To: GBA
As to whether or not an infant is a sinner, the usual response seems to be Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned...” How an infant has sinned, I don’t know, but the quote says “all”. That’s not mysticism to me.

And Scripture also speaks of children not having done good or evil before they were born, (Romans 9:11) and of a times when a "child shall know to refuse the evil" (Isaiah 7:16) thus such cannot be culpable for sin before that time. Meaning "all have sinned" refers to those who are accountable beings, not infants at conception or before they are able to know right from wrong and choose btwn the two.

But at least here you are attempting to deal with a doctrinal issue based on what Scripture says, rather than appeal to mysticism in lieu of Scriptural substantiation.

648 posted on 06/11/2018 4:18:59 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: daniel1212
And Scripture also speaks of children not having done good or evil before they were born, (Romans 9:11)

IIRC; MormonISM has a slightly different take on this...

https://www.lds.org/topics/spirit-children-of-heavenly-parents?lang=eng

(And we think Rome's followers are deluded!!)



674 posted on 06/11/2018 8:16:07 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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