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Jim_M said:

From the pen of Jim_M
The bible teaches that the children are punished for the sins of their fathers, to the third & fourth generation, if they are guilty of the same sins, Exodus 20:5 (of those who hate me) and if they do not repent, Numbers 14:18 (forgiving sin and rebellion).This is made very clear in Ezekiel 18, when the Jews accuse God of “sour grapes”. Consequently no one is a sinner just because Adam was a sinner, we all become sinners the same way Adam became a sinner, by sinning and not repenting.

Jim,

Exodus 20:5 is teaching that the children of "those who hate me" are "visited with the iniquity" of their fathers. This is a general principle in Scripture, and we see it especially in the Books of Kings and Chronicles. How you get from this that men only become sinners upon sinning, I don't know! Now, it is true Adam was not a sinner until he sinned. But all of his children are made sinners because he is their head and father. In like manner, and in an even greater way, all who are sons of God in Christ are made righteous because Christ is their Head and God is their Father. That's the argument of Romans 5.

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.