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Does God “Visit the Sins of the Fathers on the Children”?

You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am 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. Exodus 20:5–6 (ESV)

‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ Numbers 14:18 (ESV)

In the same Biblical books you get both angles

You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my Deuteronomy 5:9–10 (ESV)

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.
Deuteronomy 24:16 (ESV)

‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty. Jeremiah 32:17–18 (ESV)

In those days they shall no longer say: “ ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ Jeremiah 31:29 (ESV)

“I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will indeed repay into their lap
both your iniquities and your fathers’ iniquities together, says the Lord; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills.. Isaiah 65:6–7 (ESV)

For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in this place. Jeremiah 16:9 (NIV)

“When you tell these people all this and they ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord our God?’ Jeremiah 16:10 (NIV)

then say to them, ‘It is because your ancestors forsook me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and followed other gods and served and worshiped them. They forsook me and did not keep my law. Jeremiah 16:11 (NIV)

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. Psalm 103:17–18 (ESV)

“When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness … he shall surely live; he shall not die.” Ezekiel 33:14–15 (ESV)

The blood of Jesus conquers all sin and judgment for those who believe.
The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. Ezekiel 18:20 (ESV)

FROM NEW SERIES | JESUS & WE

…one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.(Luke 7:36 NIV)
A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume.(Luke 7:37 NIV)

As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on the.(Luke 7:38 NIV)

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”(Luke 7:39 NIV)

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.(Luke 7:44 NIV)

You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.(Luke 7:45 NIV)

You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.(Luke 7:46 NIV)
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”(Luke 7:47 NIV)

Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” (Luke 7:48 NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(Matthew 11:28 NIV)

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Matthew 11:29 NIV)
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29 NIV)

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? (Luke 6:46 NIV)

As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. (Luke 6:47 NIV)

They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. (Luke 6:48 NIV)

When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. (Luke 6:48 NIV)

But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation.(Luke 6:49 NIV)

The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.” (Luke 6:49 NIV)

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.(Philippians 1:21 NKJV)

Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us. (Acts 16:11-15 NKJV)

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.”And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour.But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city;“and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.”Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods.And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. (Acts 16:16-24 NKJV)

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.(Acts 16:25 KJV)

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.(Acts 16:26 NKJV)

And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself.(Acts 16:27 NKJV)

But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.(Acts 16:28-29 NKJV)

And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”(Acts 16:30-31 NKJV)

Can you be unbalanced financially and still be a devoted follower of Christ?

Imbalance financially is an indication that things are out of balance spiritually.

Poverty deeply entrenched in San Antonio
Nearly 1 in 5 residents here — 18.5 percent — lives at or below the poverty line.

O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die. (Proverbs 30:7 NLT)

First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. (Proverbs 30:8 NLT)

For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name. (Proverbs 30:9 NLT)

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8)

FROM NEW SERIES | BUILT TO LAST

Building The Banner of God
Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner.(Exodus 17:15 NIV)
He said, “Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the Lord,[fn] the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”(Exodus 17:15 NIV)

…praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.(Genesis 14:20 NIV)

Banner of God is choose your comrades and lift up your hands

HOW TO STAND ON GOD’S PROMISES WHEN THINGS GO BAD?
WHY NOT RECEIVE TODAY?

Marriage/Relationships

Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God

Philippians 4:6 (KJV)

Others, like seed sown on GOOD soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop – some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

Mark 4:20 (NIV)

FROM SERIES | YOU ASKED FOR IT

WHAT DO DEMONS DO?
-> DEMONS INFLUENCE THE LEADERS OF NATIONS.
-> DEMONS DESIRE TO INFLICT SUFFERING ON YOU.
-> DEMONS SCHEME TO LURE YOU AWAY FROM GOD.
-> DEMONS WANT TO PARALYZE YOU WITH FEAR.

“Demons are interested in those who don’t talk to God”

WHO ARE ANGELS?
ANGELS ARE WORSHIPPERS.
ANGELS ARE WARRIORS.
ANGELS ARE MESSENGERS.

WHAT DO ANGELS DO?
ANGELS GIVE YOU DIRECTION.
ANGELS PROTECT YOU FROM DANGER.
ANGELS MINISTER TO YOU.