Mark Anthony Stephens has taken to Facebook once again, this time dressed in the robes of theological teacher, ready to “dive deep” into generational curses in the original Hebrew and Greek. With passages from Exodus, Ezekiel, John, Colossians, and Galatians, the post is framed like a sermon—but it’s what isn’t said that reveals the real message.

Let’s be clear: Mark isn’t unpacking theology—he’s unburdening himself.
But instead of repenting, he’s reframing.

He says:

“Stop attributing health, finance, or emotional issues to ancestral curses.”

But here’s the irony: this is the same man who has weaponized his children’s struggles against their mothers, blamed past partners for the breakdown of every relationship, and routinely spiritualizes his failures as attacks from Satan or symptoms of a “Jezebel spirit.”

Now suddenly, the curse doesn’t apply?
Now suddenly, we’re all individually responsible?

Let’s take a deeper dive—like Mark suggests:

• Exodus 20:5–6 reminds us that God visits the iniquity of fathers to the third and fourth generation. Mark twists this to suggest it’s only about idolatry. But what is it when a man uses faith to control, deflect, and distort? If not idolatry of self, what is it?
• Ezekiel 18 speaks of individual guilt—yes. But it doesn’t erase the impact of generational trauma. It says you’re judged for your actions. So if Mark truly believed that, he’d stop pointing fingers and start making amends for his actions in court, in family, and in public.
• John 9, Jesus on the blind man, is a rejection of blame theology—not a permission slip to escape accountability. Jesus didn’t say sin had no consequences. He said the man’s blindness wasn’t the result of personal or parental sin. But Mark’s children’s suffering has clear causes—documented by doctors, therapists, teachers, and the children themselves.
• Galatians 3 is where Mark tries to wrap it all up in a bow: Jesus died, therefore I’m clean. Forgiveness without confession. Grace without growth. Cross without crucifixion of ego.

Mark isn’t freeing others from legalism—he’s freeing himself from consequence.

So, here’s a better summary:

• You don’t break generational curses by quoting scripture.
• You break them by changing behavior.
• You don’t cancel patterns by preaching online.
• You cancel them by showing up for your kids. Paying support. Healing relationships. Seeking reconciliation. Listening.

Because the real curse isn’t ancestral sin—it’s modern-day deflection.
It’s the dad who twists verses to dodge the weight of his children’s pain.
It’s the ex-husband who rewrites the past and calls it “theology.”
It’s the man who creates chaos, then says, “See? This is proof God wants me to write a book.”

So yes, Mark… let’s “dive deep.”
Because the only generational curse still active here is the one that’s still being posted, still being taught, and still being passed on—one Facebook post at a time.