Introduction
God declares to Ezekiel that he does not punish the fathers for their children’s sins, and does not punish the children for their fathers’ sins. Yet when we go through the bible, we encounter many scriptures where God himself seems to be punishing people for the sins of their fathers.
Is this a contradiction within God, or are we misunderstanding his ways?
There are two main principles that we shall look at
- The Principle of Agreement
- The Punishment of Sin vs the Consequence of Sin.
We shall then look at the verses that seem to contradict what God says to Ezekiel, and we shall see that they don’t contradict but actually affirm the principle that God punishes every man for their own wickedness. God does not punish the righteous along with the wicked.
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