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I know that the Bible Clearly states that Sins of the parents can visit there kids for 3 or 4 generations. It has been my experience that I've struggled with a few things that my dad struggled with. I actually wouldn't have known it unless the Holy Spirit revealed it to me. But this is a touchy subject. Repentance is a turning away from sin. Turning away from generational sin needs to be done without dis-honoring our parents.
They weren't perfect but they are a blessing from God and to be honored. (see commandment #4). It really amazes me that so much is coming up right now from different sources, concerning how to walk in the light. And it all starts with Jesus, and trusting Jesus to lead us.
I'm a long way from being an expert. But I thought this might be something worth bringing up just to see what comments came up. |
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| November 17, 2007 |
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This is also a call for us to see the seriousness of our own sinful attitudes! Our sin almost always affects people around us, and this seems to be a worst case scenario, the passing of sinful behaviors and attitudes to our children. |
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| November 17, 2007 |
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Oh how wonderful Dave, to see how the Lord is using you. The words you wrote are so true. I smiled this morning, looking at my Dad who sat in the bible study... such a good feeling. But if it was 40 years ago.... no one could convince me that I would ever let go of the hate that I had for him, the man that abused me so. But it's gone... and left no residue. That's the Love of Jesus.
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| November 17, 2007 |
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| Dave , it is Amazing to see how the Lord is teaching you! Seeing you grow in the Lord is like watching my baby grow and walk and become! (This is a good thing) KEep allowing the Lord to lead you. |
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| November 17, 2007 |
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Dave it is important to note Gal 3:13.
3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree:
...although there are indeed generational curses that are passed down due to sin, Christ has broken the curse, paid the price, so the cycle does not have to continue. What an awesome price He paid!
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| November 17, 2007 |
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| That's true voice and I remember a mentor taking the time to point that out to me. Thanks Voice. Theres a lot of freedom in that little bit of scripture. |
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| November 17, 2007 |
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| Something else to think about is there really a victimless or harmless sin? |
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| November 17, 2007 |
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Dave,
Since you are picking up on the comments on Shannon's blog. I thought I'd copy my original comments to add to your post. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ooooooo, generational sin. An interesting topic for a blog on history. Here's my take:
I do not believe that we can do anything to affect the fate of those who have come before us.
(For that matter we cannot do anything to affect the fate of anyone. We can pray that the Holy Spirit will offer faith to those and intercede in the lives of those around us - but it's up to them to do something. And, those that have passed on are in the care of God now. It's up to Him.) But I digress. Jess, you're a bad influence! lol
Perhaps the most pressing verse on generational sin is from the first five books. My personal favorite is in Numbers:
14:18 'The LORD is slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of fathers upon children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.'
I'm not sure that the "sins" are a part of the life of the following generations but more that guilt of that initial sin and the potential for continued sin in that area. I think its interesting that psychologists have determined that it takes at least a full generation for an attitude to change. But there's more. Within a family, learned patterns of dysfunction take several generations to be undone - 3 to 4. And, there's more. They have also determined that where there are genetic tendencies in a person (such as alcoholism) it often takes 3-4 generations to "dilute" the genetic material enough to remove that tendency.
So while I do not think that we bear individual responsibility for our ancestral sins we do have a responsibility to follow Jesus an break the chain of sinful behavior that our prior generation may have left for us.
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To add to your comments - no, there is no such thing as a victimless sin. At the very least it carries with it the patter of behavior which can be passed from generation to generation.
God help us all.
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| November 18, 2007 |
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| I know we can repent and turn tot God for anything. I just think that sometimes we inherit the rationalizations with the sin. Some times that just plain makes us slower to repent. |
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