Subject: sins of the father |
Bible Note: Hi, Lightedsteps... The Jeremiah 31:29-30 passage you cited is not an assertion by God, but His quoting the objections of the people (cf Lamentations 5:7; Ezekiel 18:2-3). Ezekiel 18:19-22 is the same sort of thing. Fundamentally, they are accusing God of unrighteousness (cf Deuteronomy 24:16) and God forebearingly dispenses with their objections. Consequently, your citations do not provide the Biblical support for which you are trying to apply them. By the way, the objections of the Babylonian captives makes me mindful of how people jump up and down today saying things like "God won't do that because it isn't fair!" The last thing that a people in our condition want is fairness. What we need is mercy. In Him, Doc |