The soul that sinneth, it 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 upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
This verse defies the general perception of doing “good deeds in order to get blessings for their family”. It explains to us that we as an individual would be judged by God (Romans 2:6) and that our individual “ledger” (if I may so use it to explain in worldly terms) would be seen by God to judge us not our family’s ledger or parent’s ledger for that matter. The righteousness of a father may inspire his son to follow God’s path but in no way, his father’s righteousness would help him on judgment day. Similarly, if the father is a wicked man but his son a righteous one; he won’t have to bear the brunt of his father’s wrongdoing.
Generally, this may not be accepted by many individuals because they are of the opinion that good deeds would save them and their family on Judgement day. But the fact of the matter is we ourselves are responsible for our eternal life (Heaven or Hell). Have faith in Jesus while doing right things and God would definitely reward you in heaven else be ready to face his wrath in hell.
We were all being created individually just as a potter makes one pot at a time (Isaiah 64:8). How then is it possible to be judged jointly or in a group. For the Lord has plans for us individually as he had plans for OT prophets. We simply can’t rule out the fact that an individual’s faith and actions would reap him results just as the famous saying goes “what we sow is what we reap”. Your righteousness on earth would reap you benefits in the afterlife, i.e. heaven.
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