Joe,

Your response is probably sufficient for everything that PrestorJohn proposed. Of course, I do not deny that the households "believed." I simply have a less individualistic view of what that means. When papa became a Christian the entire family became Christians. They together professed Christ; together attended upon the ordinances of public worship; together learned to walk in the ways of God; and together rejoiced in the gospel.

Please understand that while I'm responding to you, my responses are primarily intended as additions to your response to PrestorJohn. But I would add that in the case of the youngsters that profession was not necessarily verbal; and they attended upon the ordinances at first at least because papa did. They learned to walk in the ways of God and as they grew in stature, they also grew in wisdom and righteousness. While their rejoicing may have been childish at first, as they matured, so did their rejoicing.

After all, they are not just Christian babies; they are also baby Christians! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />