re the doctrine of original sin in article may athos rutgers edu muddmj wkuvx bitnet writes therefore until someone is capable of comprehending god s laws they are not accountable for living them they are in the book of life and are not removed until they can make a conscious decision to disobey god a idler if babies are not supposed to be baptised then why doesn t the bible ever say so it never comes right and says only people that know right from wrong or who are taught can be baptised what christ did say was i solemly assure you no one can enter god s kingdom without being born of water and spirit do not be surprised that i tell you you must all be begotten from above could this be because everyone is born with original sin in some earlier discussions on this thread i may have given the impression that even though children didn t require baptism it wouldn t hurt if they were to the contrary when you baptize children before they are capable of comprehending it you deny them their opportunity to demonstrate their desire to serve god have any of you considered that children are not accountable for sin because they are not capable of repentance peter said to a group of men and brethren repent and be baptized every one of you acts notice that he specified that if they repent then they may be baptized in following peter s instructions people must first demonstrate repentance a forsaking of their sins and a desire to obey god s commands before they are eligible to be baptized since young children are not capable of repenting they are not eligible for baptism and since god is both just and merciful sin is not imputed when there is no law romans young children are not accountable for what they can t comprehend a idler
