Jeffreybh Posted October 21, 2019 Group: Newbie Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/21/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hey guys. I have a very serious question. For some context, I believe in an age of accountability. I think it varies from person to person, since people likely develop a full understanding of God in different times of their lives. But, my uncle was a man who was murdered at age 19. He grew up in a home with a Christian mom and dad, but I don’t know if he truly accepted Christ because his mom used to say things that would make most people scared of Christianity. For instance, she would say “the hounds of heaven are coming after you.” For people like this, are they thought of as not truly understanding the religion as it is, therefore undergoing the age of accountability, or is he likely in hell? Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted October 21, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,014 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,274 Content Per Day: 1.79 Reputation: 16,331 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted October 21, 2019 Well, we can only hope and pray that somewhere, somehow your uncle heard the message of salvation through Christ. We never know what work God is doing in someone's heart, to draw them to Himself. People can even be saved in their final minute of life. People can also be saved in miraculous ways with only hearing just brief things. I heard Spurgeon, the famous preacher, was saved by hearing just a substitute layman say over and over "look to Jesus and be saved." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who me Posted October 25, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,298 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 1,685 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted October 25, 2019 The honest answer is, we do not know. We have to trust that the God of Justice, Mercy and Grace will act justly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted October 25, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 99 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,059 Content Per Day: 7.97 Reputation: 21,388 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted October 25, 2019 The age of accountability is when a person whatever the young age realizes it is wrong to do something and they choose to do it anyway... they have accepted wrong over the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted October 30, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted October 30, 2019 The age of accountability is when a young adult can decide to give their life to God and become a Christian. Some times we have a pretty good idea if someone went to heaven but that person is in God's hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted October 30, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.89 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted October 30, 2019 Not that I agree , But J. Vernon McGee once said that the age of accountability could be as high as 30 years of age. I just thought I would throw that out there..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coliseum Posted October 30, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 14 Topic Count: 133 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 1,123 Content Per Day: 0.67 Reputation: 2,055 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/07/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 9:31 PM, Jeffreybh said: Hey guys. I have a very serious question. For some context, I believe in an age of accountability. I think it varies from person to person, since people likely develop a full understanding of God in different times of their lives. But, my uncle was a man who was murdered at age 19. He grew up in a home with a Christian mom and dad, but I don’t know if he truly accepted Christ because his mom used to say things that would make most people scared of Christianity. For instance, she would say “the hounds of heaven are coming after you.” For people like this, are they thought of as not truly understanding the religion as it is, therefore undergoing the age of accountability, or is he likely in hell? Thanks Nobody in all of my generations I am aware of knew Jesus, nor followed any religion, except my father perhaps, on his deathbed. I decided at 18 that Atheism---a belief that even a concept of a god could not exist---was my choice of religion. I had no Jesus, no knowledge of him. On the edge of suicide, a last minute thought was to ask: "If there really is a god, you must save me in the next second, because in the one after, I will not be here." Even before those words finished coming out of my mouth, someone passed by, saw my condition, and prevented what I intended to do. I did not learn that God would honor such a mustard seed of faith until after I started being discipled. Too, there was already a Cloud of Witnesses saved before Jesus physically was born on earth. Those men and women and children were born and lived and saved without knowing the ministry of Christ. How gracious a God we serve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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