Is generational curse a thing ?

[ILoveJesus]

If so how to get rid of it ? Thank you and God bless.

 

[Kaatje]

The Bible mentions “generational curses” in several places (Exodus 20:5; 34:7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:9). God warns that He is “a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.”

It sounds unfair for God to punish children for the sins of their fathers. However, there is more to it than that. The effects of sin are naturally passed down from one generation to the next. When a father has a sinful lifestyle, his children are likely to practice the same sinful lifestyle. Implied in the warning of Exodus 20:5is the fact that the children will choose to repeat the sins of their fathers. A Jewish Targum specifies that this passage refers to “ungodly fathers” and “rebellious children.” So, it is not unjust for God to punish sin to the third or fourth generation – those generations are committing the same sins their ancestors did.

There is a trend in the church today to try to blame every sin and problem on some sort of generational curse. This is not biblical. God’s warning to visit iniquity on future generations is part of the Old Testament Law. A generational curse was a consequence for a specific nation (Israel) for a specific sin (idolatry). The history books of the Old Testament (especially Judges) contain the record of this divine punishment meted out.

The cure for a generational curse has always been repentance. When Israel turned from idols to serve the living God, the “curse” was broken and God saved them (Judges 3:9, 15; 1 Samuel 12:10-11). Yes, God promised to visit Israel’s sin upon the third and fourth generations, but in the very next verse He promised that He would show “love to a thousand [generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments” (Exodus 20:6). In other words, God’s grace lasts a thousand times longer than His wrath.

For someone worried about a generational curse, the answer is salvation through Jesus Christ. A Christian is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). How can a child of God still be under God’s curse (Romans 8:1)? The cure for a “generational curse” is repentance of the sin in question, faith in Christ, and a life consecrated to the Lord (Romans 12:1-2).

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[Margery]

If so how to get rid of it ? Thank you and God bless.

When we are saved, we are saved from all our sins at that time. Nothing can take us away from God's love and care for us. Not sins that our ancestors were involved in or any other "opening" for the enemy into our lives.

When we belong to Jesus in salvation we are a new creation, we are His. For all time.

What we struggle with after getting saved is our own sin nature. Sadly that means that we struggle with the same sins that people in the Bible did, let alone our ancestors. The same sins crop up in every generation.

Sanctification is the ongoing battle to live for Christ rather than fall back into old habits and temptations or new ones.

Salvation is once for all time.

Sanctification is the ongoing struggle that God uses in our lives to strengthen us in our battle to live for Him. It's our battle against the sin nature that we still have to make war with.

God doesn't condemn us because we struggle, He provides a way of escape, and practice is often the way we learn to battle our way thru.

 

[ILoveJesus]

The Bible mentions “generational curses” in several places (Exodus 20:5; 34:7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:9). God warns that He is “a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.”

It sounds unfair for God to punish children for the sins of their fathers. However, there is more to it than that. The effects of sin are naturally passed down from one generation to the next. When a father has a sinful lifestyle, his children are likely to practice the same sinful lifestyle. Implied in the warning of Exodus 20:5is the fact that the children will choose to repeat the sins of their fathers. A Jewish Targum specifies that this passage refers to “ungodly fathers” and “rebellious children.” So, it is not unjust for God to punish sin to the third or fourth generation – those generations are committing the same sins their ancestors did.

There is a trend in the church today to try to blame every sin and problem on some sort of generational curse. This is not biblical. God’s warning to visit iniquity on future generations is part of the Old Testament Law. A generational curse was a consequence for a specific nation (Israel) for a specific sin (idolatry). The history books of the Old Testament (especially Judges) contain the record of this divine punishment meted out.

The cure for a generational curse has always been repentance. When Israel turned from idols to serve the living God, the “curse” was broken and God saved them (Judges 3:9, 15; 1 Samuel 12:10-11). Yes, God promised to visit Israel’s sin upon the third and fourth generations, but in the very next verse He promised that He would show “love to a thousand [generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments” (Exodus 20:6). In other words, God’s grace lasts a thousand times longer than His wrath.

For someone worried about a generational curse, the answer is salvation through Jesus Christ. A Christian is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). How can a child of God still be under God’s curse (Romans 8:1)? The cure for a “generational curse” is repentance of the sin in question, faith in Christ, and a life consecrated to the Lord (Romans 12:1-2).

Amen, Thank you so much. God Bless you

 

[ILoveJesus]

When we are saved, we are saved from all our sins at that time. Nothing can take us away from God's love and care for us. Not sins that our ancestors were involved in or any other "opening" for the enemy into our lives.

When we belong to Jesus in salvation we are a new creation, we are His. For all time.

What we struggle with after getting saved is our own sin nature. Sadly that means that we struggle with the same sins that people in the Bible did, let alone our ancestors. The same sins crop up in every generation.

Sanctification is the ongoing battle to live for Christ rather than fall back into old habits and temptations or new ones.

Salvation is once for all time.

Sanctification is the ongoing struggle that God uses in our lives to strengthen us in our battle to live for Him. It's our battle against the sin nature that we still have to make war with.

God doesn't condemn us because we struggle, He provides a way of escape, and practice is often the way we learn to battle our way thru.

Amen , Thank you sister. God Bless you and your family.