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Anyone have any thoughts on the people David sent to inquire about the woman (v:3)? Someone came back and gave David the name, family association, and marital status. We are also told in v:4; Then David sent messengers and took her.
Should we be...
I don’t think it was an excuse of guilt, just not guilt of adultery (punishable by death, technically). Still a moral failing, just not capital worthy.
Also, Im not saying I buy the thought. It’s just another perspective.
Please read what I posted. I specifically quoted your post and said, Exactly.
It is sin to continue to desire something that you have no right to. Shopping for something you have every right to purchase is not a sin.
Please read what I posted. I specifically quoted your post and said, Exactly.
It is sin to continue to desire something that you have no right to. Shopping for something you have every right to purchase is not a sin.
There is an instruction that firmly rejects that taking a virgin equals marriage.
What happens if a boyfriend takes a virgin, and it’s done in secret? Meaning the relationship ended, and the father never knew about it. Therefore, that boyfriend...
God is sovereign. Nothing happens without his knowledge or stamp. All things are working towards his ultimate plan. His plan will always be brought to fruition.
There’s an interesting twist that I read from a Jewish perspective. Some of their rabbis claim David didnt sin in adultery by taking Bathsheba.
There’s a claim that it was custom for soldiers to divorce their wives prior to going off to war so...
lust, in and of itself is not a sin. It is the object that makes the sin. You can desire a woman, just NOT the wife of another man.
Coveting something that is NOT AVAILABLE is sin.
I totally agree. This is the foundational difference between those who believe it is right and just for a man to have one wife or more, and those who believe it is a sin for any man to have more than one wife.
If one starts his or her thinking...
God is sovereign. Nothing happens without his knowledge or stamp. All things are working towards his ultimate plan. His plan will always be brought to fruition.
It was nothing with clickbait or similar. It's @Otto mindset. He is, in my personal opinion, example of what you shouldn't do.
To start, he is Bible qouter. I have started the thread on topic, so no need to repeat myself.
Second, everything is...