33 Ezekiel Personal Responsibility

Each soul is precious to God and belong to Him. Both father and son are independent and belong to Him. However He now make the distinction. He says that regardless of the history of experience, “the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” So each of us is responsible to God for our own behavior. It is true that sinful parents, leaders and ancestors will influence us. It is never the less the responsibility of the individual to be accountable to God and the standards for morality He has set before us. He will judge the individual, father or son, according to their personal conduct. He is the Creator of all and He will deal with each on an individual basis. If the sins of the fathers come upon the children, it is because the children followed the wickedness of the fathers. “Every man shall be put to death for his own sin” (Deuteronomy 24:16). The person that sins shall die for his own sins. “The soul that sinneth it shall die.” This attitude has contemporary relevance. People blame other for their sinful behavior instead of taking personal responsibility for their actions.