Yes, God can personally take an active role in transferring punishment among generations from the guilty to the innocent:
A skeptical quotation by Ahamed Deedat:Original Sin: "Each and every one has this contamination according to the Christians....He, [God] blames you for something that you didn't do and he blesses you for what someone else did.". 3 That is: God blames everyone for the sins of Adam and Eve, and blesses believers for the sacrifice of Jesus.
Sponsored link  Overview:When a crime is committed, who should be held responsible? Should it be only the person who committed the illegal act and that person's accomplices? If punishment is involved, should it be restricted to the perpetrator? Or is it appropriate to apply a principle of collective responsibility 4 and punish a group of people who have some connection to the perpetrator? -- perhaps including that person's parents; their children; more distant relatives; inhabitants of the same town; those of the same religion, tribe, nationality, language, skin color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or some other factor. 5 Most legal, religious and ethical systems worldwide hold individuals responsible for their own acts. A guilty person cannot transfer their responsibility for having committed a criminal act to their children, parents, friends, or strangers. When they do the crime, they are stuck with the time in jail. However, if we assume that the Bible is inerrant and unambiguous, the Hebrew Scriptures (a.k.a. Old Testament) and the Christian Scriptures (a.k.a. New Testament) both teach a different message. They contain numerous descriptions of instances where a transfer of responsibility from the guilty to the innocent took place -- some under direct instruction by God. As Tracy White wrote in her column "Daily Walk:"
Although this section of our web site describes many of the instances in the Bible where sin transfer is described, It is important to remember that many liberal and mainline Jews and Christians do not believe in the inerrancy of the Bible. Some consider many biblical stories to be unrelated to real, historical events. Some even feel that some events are against the will and intent of God, and merely reflect the pre-scientific tribal culture that was active when the books were written. Many suggest that such transfer of sin is immoral and that biblical passages promoting such transfers should be ignored along with other biblical events that are immoral by today's ethical standards. The principle of transfer of sin from the guilty to the innocent also works for blessings. Acts 16 describes how Paul and Silas were convicted of causing a public disturbance and thrown into prison. The Phillipian jailer asked them: "
Thus, if the jailer believes the right things about Jesus, then he would be saved. The effects of his decision would then be transferred to his wife and children even though they may not have believed the same things about Jesus.
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Related topic:During 2015-NOV, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. the LDS Church, or the Mormon Church) changed their policies on the treatment of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals in same-gender relationships and marriages. The policy changes also directly affect the children of such couples. Some have criticized this polcy change as punishing the innocent for the "sins" of their parents. More details.
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