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From the line of Cain we see generations of ongoing wickedness and living a life without the presence of God; whereas from the line of Seth we generations of righteousness and living a life dependence on God. Pastor Danny described two generational errors that a person can fall into: 1) My choices won’t pass on to the next generation and beyond; and 2) It’s all past generations’ fault for where I’m at and what I’m doing. Both of these errors are prevalent in our culture, and more than just prevalent, they are presupposed. They are “natural” static variables in the logic of the world’s mind about children and themselves. The prevalence in which these errors are assumed and built upon for foundations is widespread. If we don’t have a discerning mind these errors can slip past not as foundational errors but just as irrelevant statements that we aren’t even concerned about. But doing such has consequences on how you consider your own sin and your children’s.  

Have you ever wondered where your child got their sin issues?  

This is a legit question. We know we get our sin nature from Adam, but what about their specific issues: complaining, murmuring, laziness, disrespectfulness, lack of self-control, et c.? Have you ever stopped and examined your own heart after watching your child sin? For certain, the child bears the guilt of their personal sin, but have they seen their parent sin in the same way? Are you responsible for teaching your child that? Our own sin has consequences. Some of those consequences are our children sinning in the exact same way.  

Just like your child bears the guilt for their own sin, you do too. Though a child may have learned the sin from their parents, the child’s parents didn’t make them sin. The same goes for you. If we pass the blame off to another in any sense (including your parents), then that sin that you rightly bear the guilt for is never turned over to Jesus Christ from you for reconciliation. You make others your propitiation instead of Christ…the only one who can actually be the substitute.  

Have you examined your own heart after seeing the sins of your child(ren)? Are there any sins in your life that you pass blame on to others and not seeking reconciliation with Christ for those?