[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] There Are No Ancestral EvilSpirits

[karin]

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  From: Eric Calhoun 
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  Subject: [Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] There Are No Ancestral EvilSpirits




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  From: "thefamilyoffaith" <TheFamilyofFaith at tampabay.rr.com>
  To: <thefamilyoffaith at yahoogroups.com>
  Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] There Are No Ancestral Evil Spirits
  Date: 
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:26:09 -0400



  There Are No Ancestral Evil Spirits

   

   

  Children are not punished for the sins committed by their parents;
  neither are parents punished for the sins of their children. Each of us is
  responsible for our own sins. Ezekiel 18:20 tells us, "The soul who sins is
  the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor
  will the father share the guilt of the son." This verse clearly shows that
  punishment for one's sins is borne by that person.

  There is a verse that has led some to believe the Bible teaches
  intergenerational punishment for sin, but this interpretation is incorrect.
  The verse in question is Exodus 20:5, which says in reference to idols,
  "You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God,
  am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the
  third and fourth generation of those who hate me." 

   

  This verse is speaking not so much of punishment, but of consequences. It
  is saying that the consequences of a man's sins can be felt generations
  later. God was telling the Israelites that their children would feel the
  impact of their parents' generation as a natural consequence of their
  disobedience and hatred of God. Children raised in such an environment
  would practice similar idolatry, thus falling into the established pattern
  of disobedience. The effect of a disobedient generation was to plant
  wickedness so deeply that it took several generations to reverse. God does
  not hold us accountable for the sins of our parents, but we sometimes
  suffer as a result of the sins our parents committed, as Exodus 20:5
  illustrates. "You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD
  your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the
  children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me."
  As Ezekiel 18:20 shows, each of us is responsible for his own sins and we
  must bear the punishment for them. We cannot share our guilt with another,
  nor can another be held responsible for it. There is, however, one
  exception to this rule, and it applies to all mankind. One man bore the
  sins of others and paid the penalty for them so sinners could become
  completely righteous and pure in the sight of God. That man is Jesus
  Christ. God sent Jesus into the world to exchange His perfection for our
  sin. "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might
  become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus Christ takes
  away the punishment for sin for those who come to Him in faith.

   

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