Questioner: Jimmy
Subject: punishment for sinsQuestion:
- Is there a passage in the Bible about someone being punished for the actions of a family member. Let me explain, lets say, hypothetically, that I have a friend who has a problem with drinking and he was arrested for drunk driving, he crashed his car into oncoming traffic
hurting three people, none that seriously fortunately. This friends grandfather ( who was also an alcoholic) paid for a very expensive lawyer to help him beat the case on a technicality and didn't receive any type of punishment, not even a suspended license. Then, within the next week the person who means the most to both of them in the whole world was diagnosed with breast cancer. I think it was caught in an early stage and is treatable with a high recovery rate. I have referred to this as Biblical justice, I don't know if this is a correct term, but is there a passage in the bible that deals with this type of situation. Thank you very much
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Jimmy
John of AllFaith's reply
Hi,-
Despite certain traditions concerning children sharing in the sins of their fathers, there is no biblical teaching that would fit the situation you describe. There might be a feeling of "poetic justice," but with the exception of the sin of Adam, people do not pay for the sins of others.
Peace,
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~John of AllFaith
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