[kosta50]

Deuteronomy 23:2 No one born of a forbidden marriage[a] nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, not even in the tenth generation

That settles BrandtMichael's assertion "David and Bathsheba’s baby was not ‘punished’ rather he/she was immediately accepted into heaven and God’s presence..." as yet another non-biblical belief of the Bible-Only^TM crowd.

[allmendream]

Consider this as well;

10% of human beings in most cultures are not biologically related to the man they think is their father.

Roughly 10% incidence, with the result being ten generations excluded........

Talk about collective punishment! And you might not even know, you think you are the legitimate son of a good man and woman from a long and prestigious line and work hard to please the Lord your God - and bam - sorry the son of the son of the son of the son of a bastard.

We must all hope for salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus the Christ - because the LAW is rough!