Comments on: Do the 8 souls saved by water have any connection to the age of accountability? https://askgramps.org/do-the-8-souls-saved-by-water-have-any-connection-to-the-age-of-accountability-2/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 27 May 2026 00:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nanci Dickerman https://askgramps.org/do-the-8-souls-saved-by-water-have-any-connection-to-the-age-of-accountability-2/#comment-34761 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 19:39:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=35005#comment-34761 Forgive me if I am wrong but last year I did a lot of research on numbers pertaining to the scriptures. In Judaism the number eight is considered to mean “new beginning”. There were 8 people on the arc. The eight day is the first day of a new week. I recall 8 having to do with spectrums in the rainbow that represents a promise and new beginning from God. Also, as said, it is also representative in the eight day circumcision. I loved reading about the teachings of Judaism and how it pertains to the gospel in it’s fullness today. Obviously they had it first and while it has been altered because of the loss of the fullness of the gospel it does not mean it is all wrong. I find it interesting that so may LDS people do not study along and see the comparisons in the gospel or discount it because it is not complete. I.E. when Joseph Smith received the plates on the day of the beginning of a Jewish feast that herald a promise from God to gather Israel. We know that bringing forth the BOM did this and was a fulfillment of that promise. But how many LDS people understand this?I think at times we get a bit cocky because of what we do know and forget how much we do not.

]]> By: Octavius https://askgramps.org/do-the-8-souls-saved-by-water-have-any-connection-to-the-age-of-accountability-2/#comment-34740 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 23:18:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=35005#comment-34740 In further context, verse 21 says in full:

“The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”

The second part, saying that baptism does not put away “the filth of the flesh”, but instead is done to answer a “good conscience toward God” is pivotal in understanding the interpretation that this scripture alludes to the age of accountability.

All baptisms are done to answer with a good conscience toward God, in the sense that it keeps His commandments. However, the only time a baptism does not put away “filth”, is when one is too young to have committed sin. Thus, this baptism could only occur at the age of accountability.

There may be other ways of understanding this scripture, but this provides a bit more context as well as understanding to this particular interpretation.

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