Are we to repent for our ancestors past sins?

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Strong's Concordance

metanoia: change of mind, repentance
Original Word: μετάνοια, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: metanoia
Phonetic Spelling: (met-an'-oy-ah)
Short Definition: repentance, a change of mind
Definition: repentance, a change of mind, change in the inner man.

To "repent" means to change one's "stinkin' thinkin'" regarding a thing, namely sin and one's errant concepts of God in a Gospel context. If one changes their mind concerning a thing, such as sin, it will effect how they live in relation to that thing.

Repentance is a change in the disposition of one's mind. Change the mind, change the person.

So why is the white guy whose grand dad was in the Klan repenting of a mindset he doesn’t have?