withoutGodIamnothin
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something else to read
something else to back up my first point about a God of justice and judgment......please read
"Ezekiel 18:20 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. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.
God is a just God! Often I hear Exodus 34:7 quoted; "maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.", with the question: "What kind of justice is it for God to punish children for their father's sins?" Yes, children might face consequences from their parent's sins, that's part of living in a fallen world. But from the rest of Ezekiel 18 we see that God treats each person according to their actions, if a
parent lives in sin but their child lives righteously, the child will
live.
No matter what a person's parents have done, they can still make the choice to live righteously and accept Christ, and they won't be condemned because of their parents. If you sometimes wonder about God's justice, I want to encourage you to read the rest of Ezekiel 18 to see how God is just to each person by their actions."
sorry if I've gotten off topic a little...but I'm just backing up my points
something else to back up my first point about a God of justice and judgment......please read
"Ezekiel 18:20 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. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.
God is a just God! Often I hear Exodus 34:7 quoted; "maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.", with the question: "What kind of justice is it for God to punish children for their father's sins?" Yes, children might face consequences from their parent's sins, that's part of living in a fallen world. But from the rest of Ezekiel 18 we see that God treats each person according to their actions, if a
parent lives in sin but their child lives righteously, the child will
live.
No matter what a person's parents have done, they can still make the choice to live righteously and accept Christ, and they won't be condemned because of their parents. If you sometimes wonder about God's justice, I want to encourage you to read the rest of Ezekiel 18 to see how God is just to each person by their actions."
sorry if I've gotten off topic a little...but I'm just backing up my points