Do you think babies are born as sinners?
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The Church's teachings says they are. Do you believe in these teachings? In order to fully understand the 'concept' of Original Sin, one must take the time to fully investigate the history of religion and the church and how these 'canons' came to be.\nThe Church did indeed have an agenda which prevailed since it was formalized under the emperor, Constantine. Just ask yourself if that same agenda can be 'justified' in the world of today?
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First off, I don't understand your question. But no, not every newborn baby is born a Muslim and if you think that you're a religious mamaluke.
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It's not only Christians and Catholics that think that way but anyways, I am a devote Christian and I think that some Christians have tried to take the role as God.  God gave everyone that right to choose and God understands that everyone is not perfect, not without sin, and wants his children to be happy.  Therefore, I have no problem if they do or don't get married.  I think that those Christians out there that believe they are the ones without sin should cast the first stone because everyone here is a sinner and should not cast judgment.  They need to grow up and stop acting like they are God.
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I've been wondering that too. If it was legal, I would do a controlled experiment with newborns, and having them grow up in a totally isolated home, away from the world and outside influences (including people)and and see if they feel the need for a higher being in their life, like if they naturally feel the presence of a God. Also to see if the child is naturally good or evil would be interesting (of course this depends on your definition of good and evil). Sure the fact that no human would ever have contact with them, ever, would really screw the kid up, but whatever.
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Yes, in fact, many of God's chosen were people who had sinned against Him...\n\nTake Moses, for example, he killed a man.  Jesus's disciple, Paul, was originally named Saul, and persecuted many Christians, and had them killed.  I think it is important that these examples are here, to show us that God uses everyday people for His purposes.  We tend to think these people in the Bible were special, but the only things that made them different from us were their actions after taking God into their hearts.\n\nTo God, sin is sin.   A lie, or adultery, is just as bad as murder.  And if the sinner truly asks for forgiveness, and accepts God in his life, then, YES....they WILL be forgiven.\n\nPS>>>>\n\nOn a personal note, this was very hard for me to accept.  When my seven year old daughter was molested by a family "friend", I could not handle the thought that if someday, that creep found God, and asked, that he would be forgiven. That he might walk the streets of heaven with my daughter....NO WAY!!! It wasn't until years later, that I realized.....if that creep TRULY asked God for forgiveness, and turned his life around....then he would then be a NEW person...not the creep anymore.\n\n\nPPS>>>Mano, it's like the story of the prodigal son who took his inheritance and left, drank and spent his money on women, then, years later came home.  The father threw a party, and the son who had stayed with the father was angry.  Why should the bad son get a party?  I didn't understand this either, until just a few years ago.  If I live right, why should those who don't get the same treatment?\n The thing is, we ALL are "bad"....we all sin.  None of us is the "good" son.  I came to realize this, and that what we humans consider "good" is filth to the Lord.  Even the best person, who is charitable, kind, and loving, is still a sinner, has failed to follow God's law at some point.  That's why Christ stood in our place, and when God looks at all us filthy humans, He sees the shining perfectness of Christ instead.\n\nHope this helps.
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I am a Christian. I think abortion is completely and totally wrong. Its the same as murder. Once a baby is concieved, it is a human being, not just tissue. I also will tell you and every one else out tere, after a girl has had an abortion, she will most likey regret it the rest of her life, because that was a life. That baby could have become a president or someone who made a big difference in the world. Hope this helps out.   JesusSaves\nDo the same for the baby
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Proverbs 20:11 "Even a Child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right." \n\nPsalms 58:3-5 "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. \n\nRom 3.23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"\n\nDeuteronomy 1.39 (God said:) "Moreover your little ones and your children, who you say will be victims, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it."\n\nProtestants believe the age of accountability usually begins at age seven, even though it is not in Scripture.\n\nJewish custom that a child becomes an adult at the age of 13.\nThis is the most common age given for the age of accountability. A child has passed the age of accountability once he or she is capable of making a faith decision for or against Christ.\n\n"The Bible tells us that even if an infant or child has not committed personal sin, all people including infants and children are guilty before God because of inherited and imputed sin. Inherited sin is that which is passed on from our parents. In Psalm 51:5, David wrote, "I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me." David recognized that even at conception, he was a sinner. The very sad fact that infants sometimes die demonstrates that even infants are impacted by Adam’s sin, since physical and spiritual death were the results of Adam's original sin."\n\nThe Age of Accountability as Defined by God\n\nGod's Bible says children are not fully capable of distinguishing between good and evil (Deu 1.39, Isa 7.16). \n\nNumbers 14.29 and Deuteronomy 1.39 establish the precedent that God will NOT hold children responsible when He brings judgment for sin. \n\nWhat is a "child?" By inference from Numbers 14.29, a "child" is a person who is aged 19 or younger. \n\nOne could conclude: "Only those persons age 20 and older are held accountable for sin. "
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It use to be thought that is something was wrong with a person, such as they were born blind that is was because of sin. The sins of the fathers are brought down upon the sons to the 4th generation. It was thought of as a punishment from God. Jesus did not agree with this idea.
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No, I think they choose to be that way.\n\nThe LORD said it was an abomination, to be that way, and if HE thought that, then HE would have known it was a choice, instead of something that is a given...as being born that way.\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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it is not a sin to have an abortion.  im for womens rights i personlly would not have one but under circumstances like that i would consider it.  why bring a child into this world that you are not going to be able to love and have a reminder of what happend this is not fair for the child in any way and god will happly take the baby back up to heaven.  the baby is not sinful it isnt the baby fault that happened and children are born inocent
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It is commonly thought that all human beings (with the possible exceptions of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary) have sinned at some point and are in need of repentness and forgiveness.\n\nThe fallen nature of humans that makes it so easy for us to sin is called Original Sin.\n\nEven very holy people increase their efforts to be more and more Christlike.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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TO THE PEOPLE WHO SAID THIS IS STUPID!! HOW COME ITS STUPID??!!! Unborn babies are a human being!! are you all sick?! dnt you have conscience?!! They died and not even given a chance to live and have a life!!! you should all think about it!! its not the babies fault that their mothers are such as slot!!\ndeathbloom you are what you said!!!\nit should be given a thought on persecuting those who abort their babies!! MURDERERS!!
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They go to Heaven. They have not had a chance to acknowledge sin or to confess sin or to seek forgiveness for sin. They haven't even committed a sin willfully. They have security in heaven from the time they are conceived to the time they come to their age of accountability and that could be a different age for everyone. Some accept Christ early when God gives them divine understanding. (My daughter got saved when she was 4and a half.) I think even if she did not get saved at a young age like that she would still be with the Lord if she had died at 5 or 6 or 7 or even 10. It all depends. It has to be an age when they understand they are doing something wrong and they feel convicted and need to be held accountable from God. For someone to come to accept the Lord as Lord and savior they have to hear the gospel first, then their heart has to accept their need for a savior and then they have to receive Him. This takes understanding, the ability to comprehend the meaning of sin and forgiveness. Babies don't have this ability so they are brought back home to be with the Lord. I don't know exact biblical references but throughout the bible it shows people of an age of understanding speaking and receiving God's gift of eternal salvation. God would not be a God of Grace if He did not bring home the infants or young children that died.
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Yes. I believe so. These people don't know the real truth behind all of it that Jesus came down from Heaven to save us all from sin. I just hope that at one point they will come to realize that what they're doing is wrong and will come to the point of repentance and forgiveness.
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Simple answer:\n\nYou're question is too deep to answer fully in this type of forum, but I will still comment on the basics.\n\nLet me address a few things first. You're question was phrased rather negatively, as if this evil act (stillborn babies) was directly given by God. They are not. (From this point forward let's assume God exists and the Bible is His word so that things make sense at least in this thread).\n\nThe Bible says that God is all good and all powerful. So if evil and suffering exists (stillborn babies) why doesn't God stop it? Well, first off God can easily stop it. That much is obvious. The second half is less obvious.\n\nGod says He created adam and eve perfect, sinless, without suffering, in a perfect world, living in God's presence. God also gave them free will to either choose God or reject Him. They opted for the latter. Because of that man separated himself from God and was unable to return to Him by themselves (God fixed the problem by sending Jesus but that is a topic for a different post). Now God could have stopped them from sinning but that would have been pointless. Imagine being a parent and stopping your kid from rejecting you thereby forcing them to love you. That would be torture and would turn your kids into mere robots and slaves. God wanted people to frelly choose Him so He had to give the ability to reject Him and also to face the consequences of that action otherwise people would never learn from doing bad things (ie If I killed someone and then God instantly resurrected that person, I would feel no guilt or shame because my bad actions would have no consequences). To make a long story short we now live in a world riddled with disease and suffering because this is all the consequences of bad actions that we are forced to live with. These consequences lead to such horrible things like stillborn babies. \n\nDoes God want that? no. Will the baby go to heaven? In my opinion yes. Does God use even such a horrible event like a stillborn child to bring about an even greater good? In my opinion yes. Does that mean I know what that is? no. I believe it on faith just like every other believer in God, that even though suffering and evil exists, God uses it all to bring about even greater good. An example would include Jesus being beaten and spit upon and being crucified (this would be evil and suffering) and using that event to actually bring about the salvation of all mankind to whomever will believe (which is what happened).\n\nI hope this answered your question and helps.
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it wont change true christian minds. Abortion is wrong...period.  It doesnt even matter to me if they are born that way or not.  We are told not to engage in homosexual activity.  They might not be able to help their desires but they can control their actions.  Some people are genetically prone to be controlled by a substance ie, drugs or alcohol. Their desire for that will be very strong but that does not mean its ok to act on that desire.
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Yes- parenting or at least some kind of child development or child psych... combined with a sex ed- at least the part about efectiveness of various kinds of birth control and info about STD's.... like "Abstinance is the only sure way to avoid all STD's, including pregnancy..." or "A 5-yr-old is egocentric. She thinks that her behavior and actions are the cause of everything else happening..." and so on...\n\nAnother answer mentioned homosexuals lack of need for this type of education- if they choose to adopt, aren't they still parents? Aren't they still responsible to love and teach those children?\n\nMany people are placed in a parental role, not always by choice. I don't think anyone can get through life without contact with children- their own offspring, nieces/nephews, grandchildren, the neighbor kids, babysitting, etc. Understanding how kids at different ages think is vital for these relationships.\n\nI am not a parent, but my church has asked that I care for and supervise the little ones while their parents are in their classes. These children are between 18 months and 3 yrs old. I am grateful for what I know about children. Because of my college human development classes, I know what to expect from these kids- behavior, attention span, etc.\n\nNo, the public school system is not very well equiped to, nor should they teach ethics, but they can teach statistics, trends, and the typical development of infants, children and teens.