The recent news of Republican Senator Larry Craig’s arrest during a sex sting operation got me to thinking about things. It seems that every few months some noticeable figure from the church or affiliated with the church is getting publicity for some sin they’ve committed. And while I would never try to rationalize their actions I do usually try to rationalize the media’s response, since they’re all liberals atheists anyway (said tongue in cheek, mind you).
At church tonight we were continuing a Bible study on prayer and some scriptures were presented talking about repenting of any sin that we have outstanding so that there would be nothing to hinder our prayers. Then Pastor referred to 2 Samuel 12 where God sent Nathan to confront David for committing adultery and murder. It reads:
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
2 Samuel 12:12
Pastor followed this up by stating that God loves us so much that He will see to it that we are found out if that’s what it will take to make us repent from sin. That’s not to say that Senator Craig is guilty of what all he’s being accused of. I have no way of know that one way or the other. Rather, the point I’m trying to make is simply this, no matter how many locks you place on that closet door, sooner or later that skeleton will come out of the closet and you will have to face it. Or, you can repent of it before it’s too late. But, in the end it’s your call.
This will definitely affect the way I react when the next leader get’s exposed.
August 29th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
You’re taking II Samuel out of context. This isn’t at all what it is about.
God says through Nathan that the thing David did was in secret, but the punishment that God brings will be public. God does not intend to bring David’s secret to the public eye, only his punishment.
God does not embarrass people into righteousness. He loves them.
Please read the sentence before and after before using Bible scriptures, for the good of us all.
I don’t intend to be judgmental, but only to speak what is real.
-Brad
http://www.clashofculture.com
August 29th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Brad, I believe I see where you’re coming from, because the Bible doesn’t clearly state if both the sin and punishment is made public or just the punishment. My opinion (stress opinion) is that if the punishment was the only thing made public, then how is it that thousands of years later we’re still reading the story of how David committed adultery and then murder to hide the adultery?
I agree that God does not embarrass people into righteousness. But I do feel (again, my opinion) that because God knows where the sin will lead that He will allow the devil to pull the secrets out into the open if we continually refuse to heed the leading of the Holy Spirit and repent in order to prevent an even worse incident further down the road. Again, the point isn’t to embarrass but rather protection from something worse.
Of course it is entirely possible that I’m wrong, but for now I’m sticking by my opinion.
On a side note, I got a chuckle out of your post about Senator Craig; good writing.