Abusive Theology 101

[Locke]

On a side note, I want to clarify: The Bible does not teach that infants or children are guilty of sin - with pure intentions it is impossible to sin. Sin is essentially rebellion to God, and one must have full mental capability to understand the consequences of their sin to be guilty of it. Note, this accounts for accidental sin as well; I child cannot fully grasp the consequences of his/her actions, but for us (as I don't think my audience here includes children) we can commit a sin unknowingly, but are not held responsible unless we see it and decide not to change. If you want more clarification on specifics then pm me.
Suffice to say, the Bible teaches that we must take responsibility for our actions, and it also clarifies the differences between sin, and consequences of sin.

I would like the verses that state this.

Based on this knowledge, if someone is raised with no knowledge of the concept of god or sin, they will not be held responsible for any "sins" they commit their entire life. Therefore must not suffer the consequences of sin and be sent to hell.

However, the bible teaches that you have to accept Jesus as your personal savior in order to go to heaven.

So we have a conundrum on our hands.

@Rahul, Esquilax, and ITChick: You've all asked really good questions. I'm willing to discuss it and help it make sense, but I'm doing this from my phone and, quite honestly, I can't keep up with the posts in the thread. I really think there are too many voices and unresearched opinions here to have an intelligible discussion, so if you sincerely want to know, thrn please go to my profile and shoot me a pm or an email.

Thanks =)