No Such Thing As A Generational Curse

In recent years we have been hearing from time to time the concept of "generational curses", on families. This is not a Biblical concept.

The meaning of a curse as a noun is this:
"a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something."
"she'd put a curse on him"
To invoke or use a curse against. "it often seemed as if the family had been cursed"
synonyms: put a curse on, put the evil eye on, anathematize, damn, hex, jinx;


No man has the power to proclaim a curse on another man. All sin is an individual choice. Each person is subject to his own sin nature before becoming a new creation in Christ.

It seems that when the culture began to lose interest in blaming our parents or circumstances for our sin, there are those who developed another form of blaming that has no basis in Scripture, that of the "generational curse."

The very nature of the word "curse" tends to denote someone speaking against a person, calling down evil on them. The idea creates the picture of someone who has the power to control the life experiences of another person simply by their words and invocations.

There is no such thing as a "generational curse." No family is cursed with sin because of another person, or a family. Only individuals are sinful, it's not a curse but a choice brought on by a sinful nature. All people have a sinful nature that must be covered in the blood of Christ to become born again. We have victory over sin through obedience to His principles. Our salvation is completely dependent on trusting Christ to cleanse and heal our spirits.

Ezekiel 18:20 ""The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself."

Be careful to evaluate everything new that comes from the latest book or most popular author. Mankind is always looking for ways to blame others for their sin, as though they have no control over themselves.

When we get before the Lord, we will not be saying "but the devil made me do it", or "it was my father, he raised me badly." We will go before the Lord to account for our sins alone without excuse.