Is It In The Bible that generational curses, sins of the father,Infirmities...etc..can be passed from one generation to the next ? You've heard It said: Like Father Like Son...
2007-09-16 17:15:08 · 21 answers · asked by Isabella 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Exodus 34:7 (Whole Chapter)
who [Ex 20:5, 6; Deut 5:10; 7:9; Ps 103:3; 130:3, 4; 1 John 1:9] keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He [Ex 23:7; Deut 7:10; Job 10:14; Nah 1:3] will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, [Deut 5:9] visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."
It is always possible to turn from sin and to Jesus but many follow their fathers instead.
2007-09-16 22:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says the sins of the father will be on the sons. And I've seen evidence of that in some families. It isn't a "curse," it's due to the fact that our parents are our role models, good or bad. And when they're bad, they do untold damage to the next generation.
2007-09-17 00:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by Devoted1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible does indicate that it is not right for a son to pay for his father's crime. However, life teaches us that if parents make bad decisions, kids can and do suffer for it. Some bad decisions can make life very difficult for children and grandchildren for generations. So, what may appear to be a generational curse, is really just the principle of actions and consequences without God being directly involved. For underpriviledged families, what is often needed is for one person to break the cycle of bad decision-making. This is a very difficult thing, but God is not holding anyone back.
2007-09-17 00:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by Nikolas M 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The repercussions of sins can be passed on. For instance, if a parent falls into a sin of adultery, it hurts the wife,children, and grandchildren. The tendencies for certain sins can run in families, just as giftings and talents run in families. But once we are born again we no longer have the power of sin overtaking our lives. Romans 6:6For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
2007-09-17 00:22:49 · answer #4 · answered by sorry sista 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Sin has consequences even once forgiven, and those consequences can affect generations. Repentance has consequences and can also be passed on through Generational Blessings.
As for physical infirmities, genetics can offer links for everything from obesity and alcoholism to cancer but these conditions can be aggravated by our personal choices regardless of our genes. Gluttony and sloth leading to obesity and "becoming drunk on too much wine" leading to alcoholism are both examples of this.
2007-09-17 00:29:39 · answer #5 · answered by detailgirl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I very much do. Scripture says over and over that the Lord remembers righteousness to the 1000th generation and wickedness to the third or fourth. I especially think that idolatry and witchcraft are remembered and bring spiritual curses, but I also think that alcoholism (note how it runs through family lines; I am an alcoholic
We have to repent on behalf of our sin and on behalf of the sins of our fathers (note how many prophets in the OT repented on behalf of the nation of Israel, etc) and renounce what they have done to break these curses.
I once heard a preacher talking about two families. One was Jonathan Edwards' and one was a random criminal from around the same time. The amount of preachers, doctors, teachers, etc from Edwards' descendants was *astonishing*. On the other hand the criminal had *tons* of criminals in his line of descendants. Definitely something to think about. There are lots of books out there on this topic, but I haven't yet found one that I would recommend wholeheartedly. Good luck sister!
2007-09-17 00:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by KL 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
A lot of what we call "generational curses" are actually the natural effect of psychology, bad example, etc.
For instance, if a man is an abusive alcoholic, that is going to do damage to his children. They grow up to be abusive, etc.
And so one might think that it is a curse, but what happens is that the child just gets snared by some of the same problems as his parent.
And, of course, genetics can play a role in passing along certain diseases.
In any case, the blood of Jesus Christ CLEANSES us from all sin. Whatever may have been there--and for whatever reason--Jesus' blood takes care of it.
2007-09-17 00:21:37 · answer #7 · answered by Revolutionary 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
"like Father Like Son" refers to physical resemblance and the imitation of the father's bahavior by the son. Children model their adult behavior on what they see their parents do.
Christian theology does, in fact, condemn the child for the sins of the father. According to the Bible, very single descendant of Adam and Eve are tainted by the "original sin" of disobeying God and eating the forbidden "Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge..."
That means that you and I are condemned for sins committed thousands of years ago, sins over which we had no power.
Hard to get around that. I was going to argue the opposite opinion, but thinking it through, I cannot.
2007-09-17 07:22:21 · answer #8 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The things the parents do, affect the child. Ask any child of an alcoholic or one who was abused or molested by family members.
As for infirmities, perhaps this expresses a better understanding of genetics than we realized.
2007-09-17 00:22:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The only one known is that God cursed the serpent (be on it's belly), Eve (the woman will have pain during child birth) and the ground that Adam stands on (Genesis 3: 14 - 19).
2007-09-17 02:33:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋