Hello,
My question is about sin. I came across these passages as I was reading the bible and became distraught by what i was reading.
In Ezekiel chapter 18 it talks about how a man is not to be punished for another man's sin but to be punished only by his own sin should his actions cause such an event. Then in Deuteronomy with the 10 commandments in chapter 5, it says in the 2nd commandment that god would punish the children of the sinner to the 3rd and 4th generation for breaking his law.
My question is how can god contradict himself so blatantly if he is the true one god? how can he claim opposing commandments and expect people to be not only saved but sane?
I've asked other christians this question and they say that god is referring to the consequences of the actions instead of actually punishing the children.
My question is: isn't that the same thing?
And also in Revelations 22:18, it says not to add to the words of god's bible, yet isn't that what christians are doing by assuming the text said consequence instead of punishment?
