Sins of the fathers...
@siddharthlife (462)
India
March 30, 2008 1:56pm CST
Dear friends
What do you think does it mean by "The sins of the fathers shall be inherited by the sons"? It doesn't look or sound fair that something that my ancestor has does and I need to pay for it!
I think it may alternately mean that as a species we are interlinked in time, e.g. the pollution that we cause today will have a very harmful effect on our children, same with global warming. So even for no fault of theirs' they will pay for our mistakes.
What way do you interpret that statement? Would love to have your opinions.
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@eden32 (3973)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Your understanding of the saying pretty much matches my own. I think you could also take it a step further and see the link between parents passing on poor decision making ability or the effects of their poor decision making. Like parents who's homes are mortgaged to the hilt, then passed onto their children to sort out if they want to keep the property. That sort of thing could apply to the saying too.
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@siddharthlife (462)
• India
31 Mar 08
yes you are right. thanks for agreeing with me! i think the concept that God will pass on the sins of the fathers seems wrong and unjust to me. Perhaps this is what was meant.
@Ashbiz (148)
• Mauritius
30 Mar 08
I think it is ridiculous and unfair. By the way I don't intend to hurt anyone's beliefs. Huam mistakes do have certain consequences on future generations such as the global warming example you quoted, but I don't think that the Divine will personally curse an innocent child for what his ancestors committed in the past.
@Lee_Rites (845)
• United States
15 Sep 08
Things have certainly changed since biblical times but some things aren't so different. Children today are still judged by the sins of their parents. We've all heard the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
We like to think that we don't judge people by what their parents have done. But as soon as they give us the slightest reason, we are quick to compare.
