tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921006651258047914.post1514967613864305307..comments2024-03-06T06:54:03.482-06:00Comments on Stickler's Musings - A Daily Devotional: Confessing Sins You've Never CommittedChristopher St.Clair IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18247671647751722033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921006651258047914.post-36334195874266357352022-10-24T06:38:00.497-05:002022-10-24T06:38:00.497-05:00I think Nehemiah, as well as other figures in scri...I think Nehemiah, as well as other figures in scripture, provide evidence that confessing our forbearer's sins is a good practice, no matter what those sins are. <br /><br />How we then respond to those sins and make them right is a much more complex matter and should be guided by the nature of the sin and what we actually have or haven't benefited from our ancestors' sins. Just as it is wrong to oppress an entire race based on the color of their skin or their geographical place of origin, it is equally wrong to condemn an entire race for the actions of some people who belong to that race and paint the entire race with the condemnation some of its members rightfully deserve. I do think the process should be guided by a desire to make things right, even if the cost is painful, and a desire to restore relationships. But I also think there is a difference between taking responsibility to set things right and, in essence, being penalized and punished for actions over which an individual had no control. <br /><br />Scripture is also fairly clear that we should not punish individuals for the sins of their ancestors. Taking it upon ourselves to right the wrongs of our ancestors is another matter and one I do think we should take more seriously than we do. 1Christopher St.Clair IInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921006651258047914.post-21813643606939336602022-10-07T07:51:58.063-05:002022-10-07T07:51:58.063-05:00Thank you, Chris, for your insights.. I, too, hav...Thank you, Chris, for your insights.. I, too, have endeavored to not repeat the sins of my parents, and I thank God for His grace and mercy. With the woke movement infiltrating our churches, what are your thoughts about the church confessing our forebear’s sins of slavery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com