tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947901677057635396.post5742928094155695451..comments2023-10-11T11:32:52.788-04:00Comments on Kingdom Bloggers: New Covenant: Jesus died for Israel and the Rest of UsDavid-FireAndGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540931140500045826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947901677057635396.post-43867835279215004102013-09-15T00:43:48.693-04:002013-09-15T00:43:48.693-04:00Were Hebrew children in the Old Testament required...Were Hebrew children in the Old Testament required to make a one time "Decision for God" once they reached an Age of Accountability in order to be saved? No. There is no evidence of this requirement in the Bible. They were born into God's covenant, both male and female. Circumcision was the sign of this covenant for boys, but the sign was not what saved them. Faith saved them! <br />Rejecting the sign of circumcision, either by the parents of a Hebrew child or by an adult, male, Gentile convert, was a sign of a lack of true faith, and therefore the child or convert was "cut off" from God's promises, as clearly stated in Genesis chapter 17:<br />http://www.lutherwasnotbornagain.com/2013/09/hebrew-children-and-salvation-in-old.html<br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.com