Biblically a curse is understood to imply that one is under God’s judgement, and a blessing is to be under God’s favour. This article uses this understanding to evaluate the teaching of generational curses and ancestral sin. The author maintains that there is no ground for such a teaching. Working from Proverbs 26:2, the author shows that manmade curses have no power.

This article examines the key scriptural passages used to justify the teaching of generational curses and generational spirits. The author maintains that, when taken in their context, these texts do not support this teaching. In union with Christ, believers are free from the curse of sin.

Looking at Exodus 20:5-6, Exodus 34:6-7, and Leviticus 26:39, this article maintains that the Bible does not teach the concept of generational curses or generational sin. The Bible teaches that God punishes the sins of the fathers to their children when the children adopt those sins.

This article shows that the notion of generational curses is not biblical. It does this by looking at some texts frequently used to justify the notion of generational curses. The author maintains that the root of bad things happening is not generational curses, but sin and its consequences.