Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

September 19, 2019

“There would not be a Christian on earth if they had to pay for the sins of their parents, and their parents parents, for God to accept them in Christ as a Christian's!”

Ezekiel.18:1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
18:2 What do you mean, that 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?
18:3 As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.
18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Ezekiel.18:20 The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.

Matt.18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

Romans 3:24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

1 Corinthians 2:12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

Facts: Conservative writer David Horowitz wrote a list of ten reasons why "Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea for Blacks - and Racist Too" in 2001.[21] He contends that there isn't one particular group that benefited from slavery, there isn't one group that is solely responsible for slavery, only a small percentage of whites ever owned slaves and many gave their lives fighting to free slaves, and most Americans don't have a direct or indirect connection to slavery because of the United States' multi-ethnic background.[21]