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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
But the country no longer does those things.
2 Chronicles 7:14 is a prayer of national repentance for the people of Israel. Does God still keep you accountable for your past sins once you have repented? No, so same as any country who will modify their behavior and end slavery. We have no more slavery. Have you ever owned a slave? I haven't, don't know anyone who has. Do you know anyone who was a slave on a plantation? The answer is no. Therefore that is an issue which the people who died and went on to judgement need to deal with. Not you, and not me.
If your ancestor was a pirate would he have worn a kilt as he swung over to the ship he was attacking? Would you be held accountable for his lack of modesty?  |
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I don't see it as being as simple as that. While slavery was abolished, many generations afterwards have suffered from prejudice, racism, discrimination, and systematic oppression that has left an impact on millions... even unto this very day. Thank God those effects are lessening with every generation. But the effects of many of those wrongs still remain.
Remember, God is a God of justice. And the effects of a single sinful injustice can span more than one generation, and touch millions of lives.
If there is any way to right the wrongs of our ancestors, our nation, or our churches, and we fail or refuse to right them... does not the responsibility for the sin and its effects on so many lives then become our own?
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