[Discoveries] 04-15-08 Is God unfair? -- Exodus 20:5

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*... punishing the children for the sin of the fathers ... -- Exodus 
20:5*/

For a God who says He loves justice, this seemed awfully unfair to me.

So I asked Him about it. Remember, when God doesn't make sense, pursue 
Him. Don't run away from Him, run after Him. Tug on His sleeve, and 
don't let go, just like my kids do with me.

Anyway, I asked God. And He pointed out to me that the verse doesn't say 
that God punishes children because their fathers sin. Instead, God 
punishes the next generation because, although they decry the faults of 
their elders, they don't learn from their mistakes. They don't go to 
God, renounce the sins of the previous generation, and obtain from their 
Heavenly Father a new family identity. This is why the teen who rebels 
against his parents grows up to look just like His parents.

The good news is this: We followers of Jesus Christ have a new Father 
and He doesn't sin. When we bring Him into the dark places of our lives, 
the sins of our earthly fathers lose their grip on us. We are set free 
from their downward pull.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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