Episode 43

The Bible denies the idea of inherited sin

Deuteronomy 24 )New International Version)

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16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
Jeremiah 31 )New International Version)

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29 "In those days people will no longer say,
'The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children's teeth are set on edge.'
30 Instead, everyone will die for his own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge.

Ezekiel 18 )New International Version)
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19 "Yet you ask, 'Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?' Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live. 20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.