For thousands of years of Christianity and Judaism, there has been an ongoing debate about what it means for a person to be accountable for their sin. In fact, the debate sits at the heart of the historic contention of the Roman Catholics who practice and perform pato baptism (infant baptism) and the Baptists who believe that baptism is reserved for those who have put their faith in Christ - which implies there is a free will and intellectual capacity to understand and receive the terms of the gospel, something which infants and small children cannot do.

What is the age of accountability? That's our question for today. Or another way of asking it may be - When does a person have the discretionary faculty to make a decision concerning Jesus Christ? How do we, particularly as parents, recognize that a child is aware and thus answerable to God for their sin? Is it a sudden realization? Is there a specific age or is it a gradual realization?

To help us better understand what the Bible says about the age of accountability, we have invited Pastor, Dr. Chris Best, Missiology instructor here at the Living Faith BIble Institute to discuss this subject that will benefit anyone looking for biblical answers on the topic.

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Randy Copeland of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Mouton, AL joins us for a conversation on spiritual authority and accountability to the Word of God in the church. Randy shares his testimony of salvation and how he was called to pastoral ministry. He explains how repentance from a heart posture of rebellion to one of submission to Christ and His Word completely changed his life and freed him to prefer others over himself. We discuss what a right attitude toward God ordained authority looks like. Lastly, we discuss the worthiness and exaltation of Jesus Christ in the context of Spirit-led unity.

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