Expert: Australian International Evangelist Matthew Starrs - 1/31/2006

Question
Do all Pentecostals/AoG believe in generational curses? I'd like to know when this doctrine began to be preached, because I can find no record of it in Christianity before modern times? Thanks.

Answer
HI Andrew,

No, generational curses do not rate a mention in the Australian AOG statement of beliefs. I do not know about the USA AOG, but I would be surprised if it variesignificantly. Did you know that AoG's are autonomous bodies and allow different congregations and presbyteries to have considerable variation ion thier doctrines. In my region I know of several ministers in the AoG that would take generational curses vaery seriously and provide ministry to their people specific to that belief. Other ministers here find the practices that hinge on such beliefs as suspect and would probably argue that Jesus became a curse for us, to deliver us from every curse, and that the work was completed at Calvary.

I don't know exactly when this doctrine began to be preached, but you might find that it began to grow in popularity in New Zealand in the '60s and '70's and from there spread around the world (perhaps not for the first time). People like Bill Subritsky (May be mispelt) would be worth researching.

Blessings!

Matthew.