Don’t fall into the trap of blaming your choices on how you were raised or on your heritage. Yes, your parents may have had a great influence on your life, for better or worse, but it’s only an influence – you are the one who chooses the way you live. As Pastor David will clearly illustrate through the genealogy of Jesus, all of us will mess up and make bad choices. And all of us can find some fault with the people who raised us, but ultimately, you can be made a new creation when you choose to follow Christ.