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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...

What is the best purchase you have ever made?  Honestly,  the best purchase that I have ever made is purchasing a very large Holy Bible that has a corcordance attached to it last year.   This biblical book is the best purchase that I have ever made in my entire life.   In addition, I also purchased a King James Version Holy Bible 👏 🙌 at a library book sale last year while I was staying with my relatives last year .  Currently I have a Holy Bible App that I can use on my smartphone that I can read and hear the narrator read 📚 the entire Bible at its entirety.  Amen and Amen 🌐 🙏 ❤️ 🙌 😊 👏 🌐.   God is Good All of the time ⏲️ 🙏 🙌 ❤️  God is Good !   Thank you for allowing me to answer this question to the best of my ability.   In Jesus name Amen and Amen 🌐 🙏 ❤️ 🙌 😊 👏. I will admit that the Holy Bible should always be free to everyone worldwide rather than becoming sold just for someone else to gain a financial prof...

What is the funniest misunderstanding you have been part of?  Honestly, I can say that since I have gained a lot of weight, my relatives and friends were saying that I do not look right wearing shorts.   I might have recently learned how to accept constructive criticism. However, I will always know that I am God's magnificent masterpiece, according to Ephesians 2 :10.  Therefore, I know that I am truly blessed by God and Jesus Christ themselves. 🙏  I will recite the Serenity Prayer.  God granted me the serenity to accept the things th I can not change.  Please give me the courage to change the things that I can and give me the serenity to know the difference 🙏 ✨️ In Jesus' name, I pray Amen and Amen 🙌 🙏 ❤️ ♥️.  God bless all of you worldwide 🌐 🙏 ❤️. Thank you for allowing me to answer this question to the best of my ability ♥️ ❤️ 🙏 😊.  

Search Icon Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost The sayings on binding and loosing in Matthew 18:18 (and 16:19) have presented a puzzle that resists precise resolution. Sep 10, 2017  Gospel  View Bible Text Commentary on Matthew 18:15-20 Stanley Saunders Share: The sayings on binding and loosing in Matthew 18:18 (and 16:19) have presented a puzzle that resists precise resolution. Jesus tells his disciples that what they bind or loose on earth is also bound or loosed in heaven. This is both a startling grant of authority and a warning to the disciples. With authority comes profound responsibility, especially when the community represents God’s presence and power in the world. But what does binding and loosing really mean? The scholarly consensus has been that these terms have something to do with determining the boundaries of the community, intervening in conflicts, settling matters of doctrinal dispute, and deciding who is in and who is out. These matters, however, focus more on...