You are practicing deception and dishonesty...
Act 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Act 16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
Act 16:33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Act 16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
His entire house believed...Either the two week old baby believed in Jesus Christ as his Savior, OR, there wasn't anyone there young enough who was incapable of believing...
His entire house believed...Either the two week old baby believed in Jesus Christ as his Savior, OR, there wasn’t anyone there young enough who was incapable of believing...
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It’s the former.
Even babies can understand need, and the need for someone else to provide what you can’t. Why else would they cry?
Just because they might not know the name doesn’t mean they can’t believe.
After all, faith is a gift from God, not an intellectual exercise.
How does one believe?
They listen to preaching, read the Bible or other books or they can seek the Truth or be inspired by God. Very few are struck down by Jesus like St Paul. And perhaps there more ways to learn to believe.
Believing is a process and we grow in our belief and love of God.
For children, including infants, it is the parent’s responsibility to teach their children about God and they too can grow in their belief in God. Or they can reject a belief in God. Baptism forgives sins and provides God’s grace. For infants, they do not have personal sins, yet they receive forgiveness of original sin passed down from Adam.
Are their false beliefs, false interpretations and false preachers? Yes.