Basically, here is a one sentence summation of my intent in the poll I offered ealier in the year on salvation experience: Is there really any way to tell if childhood conversion is for real, if it is followed by a long season of departure from the faith? Furthermore, is it possible to verify childhood conversion considering most of the people who believed they where saved at a young age totally ignore Christ and spurn Him at some point for a while (much longer than Peter's short defection)?
I wouldn't make an issue out of this if everybody saved young didn't experience this kind of departure from LORD! I mean, it is near uniform in many cases...declared saved at 8-12 years old in SBC church by "coming forward to confess Christ" then later, the person becomes in many ways what is opposed to Christ. What gives?
Here is my initial impression: a lot of childhood conversions are bogus. Later in your life, many, many of the people who are supposedly converted as children do business with God that becomes the basis of their Christian life. Most do not (as, for example, James Dobson), remain faithful from their young age.
This is all I've got for now, but promise to continue this topic in a little while.
Blessings,
Greg
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