Baptism

They then were mature enough to marry and established their own families
apart from the parents. (Num. 1:18)
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Levites began duties at 30
Numbers 4:1-3 shows that the Levites initially began duties at age 30, but the
age was evidently lowered to 20 by King David (1Chron. 23:24-26)
According to this doctrine sins committed upto the age of 20 are not counted
at all.
The point is that we have no biblical standard for such an age when a child
become accountable. If we apply the same standard you will not be
accountable for your sins after the age of 60. Levitical services and Military
services of men in Israel ended with the age of 60 and they were free from
taxes.
”And your estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto
sixty years old, even your estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the
shekel of the sanctuary." (Lev. 27:3)
A simple perusal will indicate that these are not really referring to age of
accountability for the personal sins but ability to serve or go into war.
Baptism is not meant to be BarMitzah or voting age or taxable age or age for
going to war to age of appointment towards temple service. These arguments
are simply attempts to find an age of accountability towards sin where the
scripture do not warrant one.
Christianity is a relation with Christ.
Apart from the hairsplitting arguments and search for age of accountability,
the basic error is based on the misunderstanding of what Christianity is. Is
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