Partner July 23, 2026 Theology \ The World \ Sin Does God Punish Us for Our Parents’ Sin? Aaron Garriott 5 Min Read There are times when the Bible seems to contradict itself about whether we are punished for our parents’ sin—sometimes even in the same book. For instance, the second commandment forbids the worship of God through images because the Lord is “a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments” ( Ex. 20:5–6 ; Deut. 5:9–10 ). We also read in the book of Numbers that the Lord will “by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation” ( Num. 14:18 ). Yet in Deuteronomy, we read, “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin”...
If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who would it be? Honestly the only fictional character that I would have dinner with would be Young Sheldon and the character who played the Smart Guy from the 1990s as well as the Fresh Prince of Bell Aire. However when it comes to non fictional characters I would like to have dinner with God and Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul as well as the 12 Disciples and all of the writers of the Holy Bible. When it comes to real people; I would like to have dinner with Former President of the United States The Honorable Mr. Barack Obama and Joe Biden as well as Ms. Oprah Winfrey and Mr. Tyler Perry. I also would like to have dinner with the current Mayor of Dayton Ohio as well as all of my Dayton Ohio and Toledo Ohio and finally all of my family members and friends who live in the Charlotte North Carolina, New York City and all of my family members and friends who live worldwide 🌐 . I also would like t...