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Generational Curses vs Personal Resposibility

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There are numerous passages that support the concept of generational curses - that children will be punished for the sins of their parents. >Exodus 20:5 , Exodus 34:7 , Numbers 14:18 , Deuteronomy 5:9
> 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 parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, > >Jeremiah 32:18
> You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, There are other verses that say that a person will be treated according to their own actions and not the actions of ancestors or descendants. >Deuteronomy 24:16
>Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin. > > Ezekiel 18:20,30
> The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them... > >“Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. These seem to me to be in direct conflict. Has there been any scholarship or commentaries that address this difference? A Protestant response would be preferred but I would appreciate an answer from any tradition.
Asked by Jeff (2143 rep)
Jan 1, 2016, 09:42 PM
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