uity of the father, neither shall the father bear the in-
iquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous
shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked
shall be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from
all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all My
statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he
shall surely live, he shall not die." I
That Jesus himself regarded children as innocent
and pure, and not as born in sin, is clear from him re-
ported saying :
"Suffer the little children to come unto me, and for-
bid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily, I say unt6 you, Whosoever shall not receive
the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not en-
ter therein." (Mark 10: 14,15).
---------------------------------------- The Bible, Ezekiel, 18: 1-9 & 20-21