How about children born from an unlawful marriage? Will repentance require you to send them away, too?<\/p>\n\t
“The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself<\/em>” (Ezekiel 18:20).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Children are not responsible for the bad decisions made by their parents. A child born to a couple committing fornication still needs to be loved and raised. Hopefully, the couple will marry and raise their children together; if not, some arrangement must be made for the children’s upbringing. The same goes for a couple committing adultery.<\/p>\n
Repentance is not getting rid of the evidence that you sinned, but taking responsibility for the results of your sin.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: How about children born from an unlawful marriage? Will repentance require you to send them away, too? Answer: “The person who sins will die. 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