Are we to repent for our ancestors past sins?

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Originally Posted by aegsm76

Again, can you give me a NT example of repenting for "corporate sins".
If not, then this seems more like an example of this:
"No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you."
Basically, we are better and more enlightened than the generations before us.
They were evil and we repent for their unenlightened evil...

Did you read the articles above?

What about the New Testament church? What about our connection to our ancestors, and their sins? It seemed clear to the Apostles and others that the connection was relevant: Consider how many times, when called upon to give testimony before civil and religious leaders, Peter, John, and Paul referred to Israel’s history, connecting those ties to the guilt and sin of the present day — eventually demonstrating that, whether they were present for the trials and crucifixion of Christ or not, the members of the Sanhedrin were guilty of executing Jesus the Messiah. Or look at how Stephen, prior to being stoned, spoke of inheritance, of the patriarchy, the guilt of “our fathers” for rejecting Moses (Acts 7:39) and their participation in worship and in taking possession of the land with Joshua (Acts 7:44–45). Finally, he accused them, saying, “As your fathers did, so do you” (Acts 7:51; cf. vv. 52–53).

It appears that the perpetuation of ancestral/corporate sin, and collective guilt, was indeed one of the many facets of sin recognized in the NT church.