Ezekiel 18:1-6 (The Message)
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God's Message to me:
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"What do you people mean by going around the country repeating the saying, The parents ate green apples, The children got stomachache?
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"As sure as I'm the living God, you're not going to repeat this saying in Israel any longer.
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Every soul - man, woman, child - belongs to me, parent and child alike. You die for your own sin, not another's.
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"Imagine a person who lives well, treating others fairly, keeping good relationships -
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doesn't eat at the pagan shrines, doesn't worship the idols so popular in Israel, doesn't seduce a neighbor's spouse, doesn't indulge in casual sex,
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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