[Crazyjayde]

Originally Posted by From TheThinkingAtheist.com

Who is Punished for Sins?

Ezekiel 18:20: The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.
-> The penalty of sin is placed upon only the sinner, not the offspring.

Exodus 20:5: I the lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
-> The penalty of sin affects generations.

If the Bible is truly the words of God as you say so, whether he decides to bear the sins of the father upon the son or not, he would lie either way.
We've come to a loophole in the christian doctrine.