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Author Topic:   King David found guilty on all counts.
Hyroglyphx
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Message 9 of 174 (370805)
12-19-2006 2:14 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by jar
12-18-2006 9:23 AM


Guilty the moment it happened
King David was found guilty of adultery, murder and coveting another man's wife despite his pleas of innocence.
I've got to ask the same question as Scotness. What exactly are you getting at? I mean, we all know that David was a murder, an adulterer, coveter and a liar. We don't need biblical scholars to identify that. 2nd Samuel spills the beans for us very plainly.

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." -C.S. Lewis

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 26 of 174 (370894)
12-19-2006 1:18 PM
Reply to: Message 12 by Phat
12-19-2006 9:54 AM


Re: Trials and tribulations
Check out Jars original King David link and you will find your answer. It was a mock trial.
Right, but why a mock trial for somebody so transparently guilty, who wrote a psalm on the very event in question (see Psalm 51)?
The trial would seem to insinuate that the preponderance thinks David was in the right, or if he wasn't, that he refused to admit guilt. But that isn't the case. We all know the story of David, Uriah, and Bathsheba. David committed a series of egregious sins. There's no doubt about that.
To me, having a mock trial seems like overkill. The fact that he was guilty was never an issue. I don't anyone who contests that fact.

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." -C.S. Lewis

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