Print. The father's sins pass to his son." (i.e. Sins of the Father or Sins of the Fathers derives from biblical references primarily in the books Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers to the sins or iniquities of one generation passing to another. When a man becomes a father for example, every action he takes with or to his children will affect them and they in turn will affect their kids etc. Therefore, all judgment is really deserved by the person who is punished. "The sins of the father will be visited upon four generations" In its most basic form, this is a truism of life....even if not a religion. But what we are told is that when the father’s sins are visited on the children it is because the children are really sinful. That is the form in which the fathers’ sins are visited. Father’ line: Jesus inherited genetic material from Mary (to be fully human, i.e., descendant of Adam to become the Last Adam) but not from Joseph, therefore, original sin must pass through the father to the offspring. No. Of course, it's not clear whether he actually goes out of his way to kill humans or just goes about his business devouring all life in the galaxy. Same thing with a mother. Genesis 3 describes Adam and Eve’s rebellion against God and His command. Question: "Did we all inherit sin from Adam and Eve?" Do children inherit the sins of their parents? How God Visits Sins on the Third and Fourth Generation Close. For example, Deuteronomy 5:9-10 says, "I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing lovingkindness to thousands [of generations, see 7:9], to those who love Me and keep My commandments." This time, It's Personal. Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God (Deuteronomy 9:7; Joshua 1:18). This allows Jesus to avoid original sin. The recent news on inherited debt shows a very classic Taiwan problem -- a bad situation is identified, the law is "reformed", but the problem remains. It would please the Gravemind to no end to prove the Forerunners … Per the Scripture, no one inherits the actual sins. Answer: Yes, all people inherited sin from Adam and Eve, specifically from Adam. the "personal responsibility for specific actions that were sinful") However, they do inherit the sin nature of their parents.