7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
How can a child, retarded person or completely ignorant know anything about sin and whether or not they are committing sin? Babies are born with the original sin of Adam but what can they know or do about it? How are they to choose to ask God to forgive them of this? How can they even have willfully sinned and been aware of it? The only sin they have is what they inherited because they are human and until their minds can understand that they can't be to blame.
Ezekiel 28:15
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
An infant is born perfect in it's ways and at some point is accountable to God for the sins they may commit. So before that day comes that person is free from sin of their own making. God does not ask us to give an account for the sins of our parents or others. To expect an infant to know what it means to sin is the same as expecting them to know what breaking any law it. [/quote] 👍
