How do you know that this person had children? Or perhaps he did have children that were all grown up. Either way, if what you meant by 'children,' are little kids, to young to understand right from wrong, then there is no evidence anywhere is scripture that they need to be baptized.
read the explanatory articles
Those are written by men who may or may not be led by the Holy Spirit, I'll stick with God's preserved word, His inspired word, that way I can never be deceived.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
I don't need explanatory articles, commentaries or books written by 'Bible Theologians' with fancy titles in their name, to know what God plainly tells me, I have the word of God, perfect and without error.
Sigh...
If only MORE of our Conservatives on FR knew this...
You received your Bible from the Orthodox Church—despite having several Old Testament books deleted and despite using the Masoretic translation of the Old Testament that censors several prophecies of Christ. The Bible is the Book of the Church, not of individuals (especially not heterodox ones). Who do you think understands the Bible and its proper use the best?
Several household baptisms are mentioned in the New Testament. Not only children would have been included, but slaves and their children!!!!
Infant baptism was practiced in the earliest Church, and it only became controversial in the 16th century—among certain protestant sects!!!!! Child “dedication” is a late—and protestant—invention!!!! “Believer’s baptism” is essentially a late invention too. Protestant children usually receive it for no other reason than being “old enough” (11 or 12, usually)!!!!
Orthodox children who have infant baptism, chrismation, and communion, and who are brought to services regularly, have the Holy Spirit working on them through the Sacraments from their earliest days. Their mental and spiritual faculties develop under His influence! It’s hard enough getting college-age youth to remain or return to Church under those circumstances. In the absence of the Holy Spirit, it is nearly impossible!
The unbaptized culture of Europe is dying!!!! Only a return to Europe’s ancestral Faith—and to the Holy Mysteries (Sacraments) can save her!!!! It’s an emergency!!!! The US is not far behind.
Meanwhile, many Southern Baptists are receiving Holy Orthodoxy. The South is the fastest-growing area of the US in terms of Orthodox Christianity. There is something profound happening there!!!!
“2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”
At the time this was written, their was no New Testament!!! What he was referring to was Old Testament scripture!
That does not mean that the New Testament is not inspired. But it shows that unaided individuals cannot necessarily interpret the Bible correctly. The Bible is the Book of the Church!!!!