Is there an age of accountability in the Bible? Are children who die before a certain age are automatically saved? Show The Bible never teaches that there is an "age of accountability." The term never appears in the Bible nor does the concept in any form. Furthermore, scripture never suggests that children are born without sin or that they cannot be held accountable for sin because they don't understand or recognize it. Ironically, the Bible teaches exactly the opposite idea: every person is accountable to God for their sin at every age. For example, Paul teaches: Eph. 2:1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, |