By Dr. Kluane Spake

spake@mindspring.com; www.kluane.org

For years now, the church has been sidetracked with this idea of “Generational Curses.” We’ve watched as throngs of Christians swarm to the altars in order to stop the evil consequences that their forefather’s decisions have made upon their lives. And… for many years as a pastor, I taught about Generational Curses -- and had seemingly great results. So let’s make it clear from the outset, that this article means no personal disrespect to those sincere people who teach and promote this “ministry.” It’s just that now… we know a better way (Acts 18:26).

Let’s briefly review the teaching of Generational Curses -- it generally goes something like this: “the sins of the fathers pass to the third and fourth generation" (Ex. 34:6-7, Deut. 5:9, Dan. 9:8). This teaching tells how a believer (or whole family) can inherit the attributes or consequences for the sins that their predecessors committed generations ago. Sometimes (they say), after the 3rd and 4th generation – the CURSE would be broken... but that part doesn't seem to happen very much anymore.