u/Jig_2000

I made a post very recently about passing the Biology CLEP and that was my final CLEP. However, I have two more tests to take before I officially taken every test that is eligible to grant me credit for my degree. The only difference is that the tests I need to take are DSSTs not CLEPs.

I've taken only two DSSTs in the past (Intro to World Religions & Human Resource Management). I'm not as familiar with DSSTs as I am with CLEPs. I took those DSSTs while I was in the service, but now that I'm a veteran, I don't have access to the study materials that I used while I was in the service.

Now, I know this is more of a CLEP subreddit, but I wanted to get a layout of what FREE resources are available for me to prep for DSST tests. The tests that I need to take are:

• Management Information Systems
• Principles of Public Speaking

Right now, I'm only aware of one study resource and that is Free Clep Prep. Since these tests are DSST, Modern States is no longer a resource. Does anyone have good free study materials and practice tests to prepare for these DSSTs?

I took the Biology CLEP today and I passed with a 53!

Definitely was one of the harder ones I've taken. 90 minutes was definitely not enough time, and I had to speed through a lot of the questions. However, it definitely is passable. I studied off & on for over a month.

I used the following resources:

• Modern States
• Free Clep Prep
• Khan Academy
• Practice Tests that PAT supplied

Thanks for everyone that provided resources (looking at you PAT). This was my final CLEP I needed to take.

Growing up, I've often heard some pastors and bible teachers talk about the "age of accountability". From what I gather, the Age of Accountability is the view that there is an age where a person can "understand what sin is" and therefore can now be punished for his sins. Any of the sins a person commits prior to this age is not punishable. Additionally, each person has a different "age of accountability".

My question is where do people get that from? As I study the Bible, I see no Scripture that teaches, supports, or even provides a grain of evidence to this view.

A common passage people cite is II Samuel 12:22-23 (NASB) which says:

"And he said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows, the LORD may be gracious to me, and the child may live. "But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I am going to him, but he will not return to me."

Some people use this to suggest that those that die at a very young age (like an infant in this case) will go to heaven. However, I think that interpretation of the passage is VERY rocky at best. Additionally, it doesn't directly talk about going to heaven at all. When David says, "I am going to him", some people say this is heaven while some people say that David is referring to the grave (in that David is basically saying "My son is dead and I will die too one day").

In any case, I have yet to find any passage that supports an "Age of Accountability". In fact, I see the opposite:

Psalm 51:5 (NASB) - "Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, And in sin my mother conceived me."

Romans 3:23 (NASB) - "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NASB) - "Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin."

Romans 6:23 (NASB) - "For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord"

These verses clearly emphasize that we are all are sinners, born into our sinful nature, and because of our sin are deserving of death. All of this is regardless of our age or status.

So where does this "age of accountability" belief come from? What are the biblical passages (if any) that are used to support this claim (besides the II Samuel passage)?