Generational Curses-Part 3

In Part 3, I tackle the effect of generational curses on the community, why in some believers the curse operates and how to soar above the curses of life using two powerful laws of the new testament.

A community can be under a curse just as the earth inherited a curse when its master sinned against God. A curse can operate in the earth or a community without having an effect on you. Just as kingdoms are under the influence of the devil, we are not under the influence of him but of the Holy Spirit. Just like we are in constant contact with devil led folks, the curse operating has no effect on us unless we expose ourselves.
Please understand that as a believer, you can allow the curse to operate in your life and it will affect your life. Understand that though you have been redeemed from the curse of the law through Christ, some of your actions can open a door for the curse/the devil to operate in your life. Words, Involving your self in satanic activities(e.g going to shrines) can result in the curse operating in your life.

8. Curses: How to live above them

As believers, we can soar above the curses of life if we understand two powerful principles. I am going to use an allegory to help you understand this.
An airplane lying on the tarmac at the airport is being acted upon by gravity. However much you pray, nothing will happen to it because the “curse” is acting on it. When the plane hits the runway, it uses the power of thrust to activate or cause the law of lift to act on the plane. As the plane gains speed, the 40,000 pound metallic bird is able to soar above the “curse” of gravity and bugs or flies. You as a passenger must be in the plane for you to rise above them. As long as the plane maintains the speed or increases it, it will soar until the pilot decides to reduce the speed so as to land.

When you got saved, you entered the plane but you need to activate the law of love so that the law of faith can fully function and cause you to soar above the cares of life and curse of life. When believers fathom and continuously walk in love as they practice and live in faith, no curse shall operate in life. They will continuously rise above such circumstances because in Christ, we have the law of faith and life. Abide in love, walk by faith and watch your tongue and I can assure you, no evil plan shall succeed. Please note that these 2 laws must continuously function in order for you to always soar.

Deliverance: The Bible Way.
God has delivered us from the curse of the law and all we have to do is to fully appreciate that and continuously rule out the devil’s influence by enforcing our victory.
This whole thing of deliverance is dealt fully in a tremendous book, “THE TRIUMPHANT CHURCH BY KENNETH E. HAGIN”. You don’t have to seek deliverance every once in a while and pray warring tongues(they even don’t exist). Delivered are you and you have to maintain the deliverance.

Generational Curses-Part2

3: Salvation: What it means and involved plus the benefits.
Salvation is God’s gift to man but it goes beyond just the forgiveness of sins and assurance of going to heaven. I want to draw your attention to salvation as a whole so that we can appreciate the whole deal.

The Hebrew and Greek words for salvation have the implication or meaning “safety”, soundness, healing, preservation and deliverance. Like Scofield states, it is the great inclusive word of the Gospel that gathers into itself all the redemptive acts and processes:

When one gets saved, the bible says, he/she is a new creature and other translations say he is a new species of being. Can I suggest to you that you look at a new born Christian as a new born baby. He has no past but a future that is secure and sure.
When you got saved, you got a new father and hence a new nature. You are now a child of the most high God and the life resident in you is the life of God or a better way to say it is the God kind of life.
We have thought that getting saved is just a small thing but it is not. There is forgiveness, and a total exchange. It is little wonder that some people have called salvation the Great Exchange where you get righteousness and forgiveness of sins.
Scofield made this observation and it is true:
Salvation is in three tenses:

(1) The believer has been saved from the guilt and penalty of sin (Luk_7:50); (1Co_1:18); (2Co_2:15); (Eph_2:5); (Eph_2:8); (2Ti_1:9) and is safe.

(2) the believer is being saved from the habit and dominion of sin (Rom_6:14); (Phi_1:19); (Phi_2:12); (Phi_2:13); (2Th_2:13); (Rom_8:2); (Gal_2:19); (Gal_2:20); (2Co_3:18).

(3) The believer is to be saved in the sense of entire conformity to Christ. (Rom_13:11); (Heb_10:36); (1Pe_1:5); (1Jo_3:2).

4. God’s word on Generational Curses
Generational Curses:
Like i defined these curses in part-1, it is important to realise that the phrase above in not in the bible(i checked it out in 11 translations including KJV).
From the little research i have done, it is based on Exodus 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
That scripture is as true today as it was when God said it then. Let us first note a number of things from this:
1-You must hate God for that to operate
2- He visits the inquity to more than 1 generation as indicated.
Let me also make some clarifications on this issue. A law or charge is in place until it is fulfilled or the charge settled according to he that set the law. Just like the New testament command is the LOVE commandment, there are charges that Jesus fulfilled. Actually Jesus is the end of the law and he fulfilled the law.
We need to now see what God said about these generational curses after Jesus came and died in our stead. We will look at both the old testament and new testament.
Old Testament;
Ezekiel 18:1-32
I will just draw some illumination:
1- God charges Israel to stop using the proverb, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge”. He then states that the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
2- God gives an example of where a righteous man gives birth to a wicked son who in turn gives birth to righteous son. God clearly states that the grandfather and grandson in the case above will live, while the father of the grandson will die. This clearly renders the ideology of our ancestors killing people and their blood being on our heads.
3- God does not cherish or is not pleased by the death of sinner.
Read the whole chapter and more illumination will come your way.
Jeremiah 31:27-35
In this portion of scripture which actually refers to our days, God states clearly that every one shall die for his own iniquity.
Later on in verse 34, He makes a powerful statement that makes theologians look for cover. He says that He will forgive our iniquity and our sin, will He remember no more. I don’t know how much more proof you want but that is evidence enough.
New testament

Galatians 3:13-14
Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Gal 3:14 that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Christ when he died nullified the effect of the curse on us actually He became a curse that we might receive the blessing. We are blessed and now the lives we live are what we call a blessed life. Curses are in operation but we are live above them.

In Part 3, I will tackle the effect of generational curses on the community, why in some believers the curse operates and how to soar above the curses of life using two powerful laws of the new testament.

Generational Curses-Part 1

Generational Curses
by Sonko J M(ssonkom@gmail.com)1. What is a curse?
2. Generational Curses?
3. Salvation: What it means and involved plus the benefits.
4. God’s word on Generational Curses
5. Curses: How to live above them
6. Deliverance: The Bible WayIn subsequent weeks, I am starting a series of articles on generational curses. I know it is a contentious and controversial issue just like whether a Christian can be possessed by demons but I will delve into it. I will tackle issues from what God says about curses, deliverance from them and be sure I will kick some sacred cows in this area.

What is A Curse?
First let me just say clearly that it is the opposite of blessing. A blessing is the ability to prosper so a curse is the opposite.
Just like a blessing, a curse starts with words. A curse is considered to possess an inherent power of carrying itself into effect. A curse can also be a condemnation just as in Adam’s case.
A curse can also function in one’s life due to some actions. Curses will operate in a life of a person not because God has cursed them but just because they have acted in a manner that evokes a curse.
Duet 28 is a documentation of curses and blessings all as a result of actions.
Curses are never good but every good and perfect gift comes from God, the father of lights. Actions of some places have caused a curse to operate in some countries and even families but I have some good news-JESUS CAME!!

Generational Curses
From the way I have heard people say and the way I understand the way it is defined (I stand to be corrected), this is the definition:
Generational curses are those that are a result of actions of our ancestors e.g. murder, witchcraft or even being consecrated to demons when we were young.
The other aspect I usually hear is that Christians are under generational curses and therefore must seek for deliverance every once in the while so that they get free.
These curses cause among other things; failure to marry, adultery, miscarriages and divorce.
From what I have also heard, whether you get saved or not, it doesn’t matter so you have to continuously repent for your ancestor’s sins.
Next week(29th JUNE) I will analyze the above facts in light of God’s Word and brace yourself for stimulating and enlightening study of this subject.