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[steer]

So if you are born and raised in a non christian house, can you be held respsponsible on judgement day?
What about if you live in another country and they are against the american version of the bible? or American Christianity?

What about babies? what happens if they die? every child is born a sinner, so do they go to hell? or heaven? or just poof they are gone?

[imported_ut1]

1. So if you are born and raised in a non christian house, can you be held responsible on judgement day? Yes, especially in this country where the message of Salvation goes out 24/7/365 in radio, TV, and print. I would find it hard to believe someone from the USA if they told me they had never heard the Gospel.

2. What about if you live in another country and they are against the american version of the bible? or American Christianity? It doesn't matter, as once you hear the message of Christ, you have one of two choices: accept and believe, or reject

3. What about babies? what happens if they die? every child is born a sinner, so do they go to hell? or heaven? or just poof they are gone? We are sinners once we come to the point in our lives that we know absolute right from absolute wrong...when we know we are truly "lost"
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[1inStripes]

The age of accoutability is the defining line for children steer. Although we are born as sinners, I don't believe our "sins" are held against us until that time in which you can understand the meaning of God/Right/Wrong.

[imported_GC1]

I agree that, as children, one isn't held accountable for their own sins until they understand right from wrong. The age of accoutability is different for everyone. Some may understand when they are 2 some 5 etc. But we are all born sinners through the curse of our father Adam thus the reason babies die. While innocent of their own sin they fall under the curse. I personally believe that God is a merciful God who covers the origional sin and receives these little ones into the arms of Jesus.

As for someone in another country who may have possibly not even heard the Gospel? Romans 1 sums this one up as we are told all men are without excuse because God had put it in every man's heart that He is and they have the creation that bears witness of His Godhead, yet man has exchanged the Glory of God for the worship of the creature and he actively tries to suppress the truth that Gos has revealed. So from what I understand from this, they won't necessarily be guilty of not believing the Gospel, but for rejecting the Triune God and His witness of Himself.

Now if you have heard the Gospel then that is another matter, and I tremble to think of the judgement that will come on one who is raised in a Christian home and rejects the Gospel. As the Scripture says, to whom much is given, much is expected.

[imported_juggernaut28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: steer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So if you are born and raised in a non christian house, can you be held respsponsible on judgement day?
What about if you live in another country and they are against the american version of the bible? or American Christianity?

What about babies? what happens if they die? every child is born a sinner, so do they go to hell? or heaven? or just poof they are gone? </div></div>

1. No you will not be held responsible for how you are raised, all parents will be held responsible for how they raised their children or didn't raise them.
Maybe someone who knows more about the origin of where the garden of Eden was when Adam(the first man) was born then I really don't think that America was the first country to hear the word of God. Really doesn't matter what Nation,country,town or city you was born in, the word of God applies to all man. And the word of God will reach all some way before the Lord comes back for his church(Bride). God says in his word to test the spirits and see what is truth.

2. I don't believe there will be babies in hell. All babies are born into a world full of sin, but once they reach the age of accountability then they are held responsible for their sins. I do believe everyone is called by the Lord at different times in our lives. John the Baptist from the time he was in his mother's womb, Jesus of Nazareth also from the time he was in Mary's womb. Paul(Saul of Taursus) at the road of Damascus. So I believe no matter if one hears the word of God or not as a child, there will be a time in everyone's life when God will call to our hearts and want us to repent and turn from our sinful nature and serve him with our whole hearts, no matter the sins we have done.