Scott,
I tell my children to pray to God in Jesus name, I tell them that Jesus is the Savior of all who confess their sins, repent, and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. When my son, who is four, says he belives in Jesus I encourage him to continue to believe. I refuse to tell him he is not a Christian. The following words of Christ always resound in my conscience:
Quote:
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matt 18:6 (KJV)
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for all I know he has already been regenerated, and quite frankly he even at time shows signs of conversion. I savor these things and ponder them in my heart and encourage his faith. He does has faith, as far as I can see, and it is faith like his that all must have to be citizens of the kingdom. When he is five he will most likely be baptized and begin to partake of communion. I know this sounds inconsistent for a Baptist, but I am still working through these things, and this is where I am at.