Results 1 - 4 of 4
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Did David disobey? | 1 Kin 3:14 | Cyclist | 109215 | ||
Good day Forum Members! I will praise the name of the Lord with my whole heart! I will sing praises to the Lord in my heart and with my mouth the day long! I will praise the Lord for he is worthy of all praise! I will praise the Lord with joy and thanksgiving because His joy is my strength! Praise the name of the Lord forever! It's been quite some time since I've been able to share with you all. I must say that I have MISSED you! I have continued to pray, and will continue to pray for this forum. I've been spending time reading the Old Testament. I wanted to post a question so that I could get some input on this. In 1 Kings 3 the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. In 1 Kings 3:14 the Lord says to Solomon "If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong your days." In 2 Sam 11 we read the story of David's adultry with Bathsheba and his murdering of Uriah the Hitite. Ex 20:13 "You shall not murder. Ex 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery. David disobeyed two commandments here, yet, the Lord said to Solomon "If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked,......" Is it because David repented that he obeyed the commandments? or, Is it because David did not ever worship any other gods like the other kings of Israel, including Solomon, did? I look forward to reading your comments. Always your brother in Christ Jesus our Lord, Cyclist (David) I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
||||||
2 | Did David disobey? | 1 Kin 3:14 | Rowdy | 109220 | ||
I think the final summation by the Apostle Paul in Acts 13:22 is most useful. 22After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.' We have to remember the most difficult thing for us as humans to do for our God is keep a contrite and humble heart and attitude, completely submissive to God in all things we say and do. Every hour of lives need to be this way and when we fail we have to repent. We can never hope to get past this constant habit of repenting every day so we're covered for the sins of omission as well as those as commission. Otherwise, we approach Judgement Day on very dangerous ground. Yes, David committed many grievous sins and apparently left undone many good things he should have done with his Son, Absolam. But he tried his best and apparently he died with a good conscience before meeting his maker. We see the same kind of contrast between Judas and Peter. Both of these disciples committed grievous acts against our Lord but He was willing to forgive them both. Judas never recovered from his stumble whereas Peter went on and delivered the first Gospel sermon. Praise the Lord. If we as God's creation could only follow the GOOD examples we're given, this world would be a better place. Tell me what you think. God bless you in your studies. Interesting personal file you got there, sounds like a full life. |
||||||
3 | Did David disobey? | 1 Kin 3:14 | Cyclist | 110260 | ||
Rowdy, Blessed be the Lord Jesus Christ who thought not of himself but gave His own life for us! Sorry for the delay in responding to you. Thank you for your post to my question. What you have written is interesting. I still do wonder why the Lord our God said ....."keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, ...... If I understand your response correctly, our hearts and minds need to be focused on the Lord and His will. Do you suppose that David knew that he was committing sin(s) while he was doing these things? or, Do you think that he was just so caught up in fleshly lust that he lost sight of the Lord? Obviuosly he tried to "fix it" himself by having Uriah killed. Alweays your brother in prayer and praise to the Lord our God, Cyclist PS - I need to update my prfile a little. Thanks for reading it! I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
||||||
4 | Did David disobey? | 1 Kin 3:14 | Rowdy | 110302 | ||
I like to think our God looks at our lives in their sum total. Is our heart and soul really devoted to Him or the Devil? It's a question we have to ask ourselves every day AND it's just as important that we answer in the affirmative and then repent as often as necessary, at least daily if not hourly. As to what David was thinking while committing the sin(s) he committed. I conclude that every man/woman likes to think they can hide this one small sin from God just like Adam tried in the Garden. But alas our God is the wisest of all parents. He knows our every thought before we're born but somehow we still have the freedom of choice. Explain that? How can I or anybody else explain it? I'm waiting till I get to heaven. Also, I do think we can gain a lot from Peter's example of walking on the water. As long as he and we are focused on God or His Son, we can do amazing things but when we take our eyes away from that kind of devotion, we're all in for trouble. God bless. |
||||||
Down | |||
Questions and/or Subjects for 1 Kin 3:14 | Author | ||
|
Cyclist | ||
|
Rowdy | ||
|
Cyclist | ||
|
Rowdy |