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Frank S reacted to frederick's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with
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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... -
Frank S reacted to frederick's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
Yes, and David had the resources to care for multiple wives. Looking at a beautiful woman might have just sparked a thought about adding another. We seem to miss the piece in the text that says, Then it happened one evening that David arose from...
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Frank S reacted to Bartato's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
The sin started when David continued to desire her knowing that she was a married woman. It got worse when he committed the physical act of adultery, followed by the sin of murder. The other stuff is prudence. It would have probably been...
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Frank S reacted to frederick's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
I have heard it said that David's sin with Bathsheba began when he stayed in Jerusalem when he should have gone out to battle. We read in 2 Samuel 11:1, But David remained at Jerusalem. A preacher I listened to recently made the comment that...
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frederick reacted to Otto's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
1 John 3:4 - Sin is transgressing against the Father’s instructions. A modern example would be a man seeing a beautiful young woman. He desires her, so he approaches her and asks if she has a man. Neither the man - nor the woman are in sin. If... -
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steve reacted to Otto's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
1 John 3:4 - Sin is transgressing against the Father’s instructions. A modern example would be a man seeing a beautiful young woman. He desires her, so he approaches her and asks if she has a man. Neither the man - nor the woman are in sin. If...
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steve reacted to frederick's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
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...
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steve reacted to Otto's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
She may of assumed all the fighting men went to war. David's sin wasn't the fact that he didn't go to war. After all, he has had his fair share of battles throughout the years. Furthermore, the Father in Heaven's Instructions allows men to...
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steve reacted to Otto's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
I guarantee if western society followed the instructions from the Father in Heaven - more girls would be getting married at 18 versus going out to college. Reasoning: There is a bride price for taking a virgin, and a commandment to take her as...
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frederick replied to the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11.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...
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frederick reacted to Otto's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
She may of assumed all the fighting men went to war. David's sin wasn't the fact that he didn't go to war. After all, he has had his fair share of battles throughout the years. Furthermore, the Father in Heaven's Instructions allows men to...
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Mojo reacted to julieb's post in the thread Our story so far was a bit of a disappointment but a message to not give up with Like.
My orderly mind has thought this from the beginning of this Forum, and I have complained to @nathan many times to "clean things up." But along the way, I have gained a bit more grace for it, not completely for sure, but I view it as a natural... -
frederick reacted to MeganC's post in the thread The beginning of sin of David with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11 with Like.
When David acted upon his desires and put them into action he sinned. He committed a lot of sins and not just one.
