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A False Proverb Refuted
Ezekiel 18
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:
The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.
4 Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.
This is a scriptural example of a traditional belief undermining the Word of God.
Deuteronomy 24:16. Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall
children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.
This statute clearly refers to grown children who can be held accountable for committing
a sin that is "unto death", not children too young to be held accountable.
This same proverb was rebuked through Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 31:
29 In those days they shall say no more:
The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge.
30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes,
his teeth shall be set on edge.
Such thoughts persisted until the time of Christ.
John 9:
1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God
should be revealed in him.
Traditional beliefs about sin, death, and the afterlife can continue to influence sound
understanding of these topics. This is further complicated by the fact that due to
their nature, certain Bible verses taken out of context can support the belief, requiring
extra care in seeking to rightly divide the word of Truth.
Ezekiel 18
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:
The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.
4 Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.
This is a scriptural example of a traditional belief undermining the Word of God.
Deuteronomy 24:16. Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall
children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.
This statute clearly refers to grown children who can be held accountable for committing
a sin that is "unto death", not children too young to be held accountable.
This same proverb was rebuked through Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 31:
29 In those days they shall say no more:
The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge.
30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes,
his teeth shall be set on edge.
Such thoughts persisted until the time of Christ.
John 9:
1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God
should be revealed in him.
Traditional beliefs about sin, death, and the afterlife can continue to influence sound
understanding of these topics. This is further complicated by the fact that due to
their nature, certain Bible verses taken out of context can support the belief, requiring
extra care in seeking to rightly divide the word of Truth.
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