The question of many; “Are we bad because of our forefathers or parents”?This blog is for a very dear friend that was “judged” by someone because of who her parents were. The answer to the question is “no”.The scripture that backs this up can be found in the conversation God has in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. Chapter 18 which deals with the “equity of God”. The chapter starts out with God asking the prophet Ezekiel about the old proverb of the children being blamed for the sins of their fathers. Now God told Ezekiel that this proverb should never be used ever again. He goes on to say in vs.4 “Behold, all souls are mine”…This is a very powerful message to everyone that believes or not. To those that say they have sold their soul to Satan, I say….how can you sell something that don’t even belong to you in the first place??Now back to the subject. The chapter will open your eyes as to the fact God does not count it against you for what your parents did. It is a matter of your personal choice as we find in vs. 19. God is answering Ezekiel’s question…”Yet say ye, Why? Doth not the son bare the iniquity of the father? Now the answer directly is found in the next vs. “The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him”. Again my friends, this is a personal choice we all have. We can follow in our parents footsteps if we choose, or if something inside says this don’t seem right, we can follow our God given spirit to be righteous before our Heavenly Father, the choice is ours. But please read the whole chapter to receive the entire message the prophet Ezekiel has conveyed to us from God the Father. And yes, the bible also states, a bad fig tree cannot produce good fruit, and a good fig tree cannot produce bad fruit. This saying is used as an example of reproduction in nature. But in human nature, we have been given “free will”. A choice to change or not, it’s a matter of a thing called the circumcision of the heart. As far as being judged by somebody else I will just say, is it your job?? The bible says otherwise, it’s God’s job, not yours. We are to edify and lead as necessary giving all glory to Our Heavenly Father. We are not even to judge ourselves…let alone others.And finally, never be afraid of being wrong about something. We are human and not perfect. Follow your heart; test the spirits that are about you as it is written we should do. A spirit that cannot confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God. I think this is found in St. Peter’s letters. And of coarse it is the truth if you stop and ponder it. We are not to premeditate what we are to say when we are delivered up before the counsel for the Holy Spirit will speak through us. To think about what we’re going to say beforehand is denying the Spirit. This my friend is “The only unpardonable sin”. May God bless you every minute of every day my friend…….kenAll Glory to God and thanks to my friend that inspired me to write again with this blog………..smiles 11-25-2011
