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Richard,
I have been asked countless times "When did you become a Christian?" When I reply that I cannot remember a time when I was NOT a Christian, I get wierd looks. I think this is the fault of an over-emphasis by modern evangelicals on "experiencing" salvation. And, without disrespect for our baptist brothers on this board, I think the Anabaptist mindset of needing to be converted as an adult or reaching some sort of "age of accountability" before you can actually be saved is the reason I get the wierd looks. The modern evangelical cannot account for a covenant child.
Since modern evangelicals do not understand covenants, the only conversion option left for them is a sudden, drastic change. Therefore, that is considered normative.
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