Following David’s sin was a cover up that led to the assassination of Uriah. God was not happy with David and he sent Nathan to rebuke David for his Sin. '"The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation." numbers 14:18.
David’s sin affected his own generation even though they had nothing to do with it. God will not let any sin go unpunished despite his attributes of love and slow to anger. When Nathan met David, he said to him,
David’s sin affected his own generation even though they had nothing to do with it. God will not let any sin go unpunished despite his attributes of love and slow to anger. When Nathan met David, he said to him,
"This is what the LORD says: 'Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.' Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die." After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. On the seventh day the child died. 2 Sam 11-18.
Though David accepted his sin and repented before the Lord, the repercussion of his sin still remained. His own child is the one who had to pay the penalty of his sin. The same continued to his generation with Amnon David’s son raping his sister Tamar. As a result, Absalom struck dead his brother Amnon. 2 Sam 13:1-32.
Lamentation 5:7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.
David’s story reveals to us that it’s the children who suffer whenever there is misunderstanding between parents, issues of divorce and unfaithfulness within marriage. Those who sin in darkness God will expose them in broad day light.
“If I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offense go unpunished. Job 10:14
There is a correction that must be made in this devotional. Both Absalom and Amnon are David's sons. Tamar is Absalom's sister. All are David's children
ReplyDeleteThanks for correction. You are right, they are all David's children.
ReplyDeleteDoes this still count even after Christ died for our sins? These words r making me so uncomfortable
ReplyDeleteYou asked a very broad question, so it really depends on the context of your question. Let's take this specific scenario in Scripture to answer your question. David sinned with Bathsheba, had her husband killed, married Bathsheba, and then repented of his sin after Nathan came along side him and exposed his sin. David's son with Bathsheba still died, even though David had repented (and ultimately was forgiven for his sin of adultery/murder). That right there is an example of how God can and will still punish sin. God never is "okay with sin." At the end of the day though, if you are saved by grace through the finished work of Jesus Christ(Ephesians 2:8-10), you have heaven to look forward to and that will never be taken away. (John 10:27-30/Romans 8:1)
DeleteNope. Jesus pay it at the cross.
DeleteSin doesn't have dominion over those that give their life to Christ. We are under Grace not the law. We are the righteousness of God. John 3 :16.
DeleteThe king and kingdom come here....we do not go to heaven.
DeletePlease clarify properly the message of Christ concerning punishment of sin. If a person falls in His walk with God after several years, but then regains His feet in God, will the person be punished for the sins that made Him fall?
ReplyDeleteIf one is a child of God, I'd rather speak about correction than punishment.
DeleteI believe one may have to live with the consequences of their sin, though God forgets it once that sin is confessed, as 1 John 1:9 affirms.
Rgds question of March 25th, 2013: We are forgiven the moment we repent and confess. But the consequences of that sin, ie Temporal punishment, in the form of health issues, rejection, other types of failures etc will follow you until justice for the sins is done. for eg., If i murder a woman, i can confess to a priest and be forgiven, yet, I still need a time in jail to serve the cause of justice. How else will the pain of the woman's family-personal loss to spouse/children or parents/siblings be paid for? If we dont pay for our sins, we will have to be purified in purgatory until we are washed clean to enter heaven.
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DeleteIsaiah 53:5 "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." None of our sin goes unpunished, but thanks be to God that Jesus Christ to the punishment that was due us.
ReplyDeletePlease is there any place in the Bible where God says sinners will not go unpunished ?
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Yes Clement read Numbers 14:18
DeleteClement Livingstone.... Read proverbs 11:21...
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ReplyDelete6 But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.
7 If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.
8 But when God found fault with the people, he said:
“The day is coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
9 This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt. They did not remain faithful to my covenant, so I turned my back on them, says the Lord.
10 But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,[c] says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
11 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives,[d] saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already.
12 And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
Brethren, we have a new and better covenant in Christ Jesus because He took all our sins and nailed it on the cross. I am not and will never advocate for a life of sin but from the Bible we see that the moment you give your life to Christ, all your sins are forgiven, never to be remembered again. The old man dies and Christ now lives in you (Gal. 2:20). Verse 12 of Hebrews 8 states clearly that God will never remember old sins anymore as long as you surrender your life to Jesus, so i wonder how that verse can be messed up with descriptive events from the old testament
Just this: scripture tells us that Jesus, the unblemished passover lamb has been sacrificed, and that in Christ Jesus, he passes over our " former sins, remembering them no more. Thus as followers/fisciples, we are called to " put to death the deeds of the flesh; working out our salvation with FEAR and TREMBLING, as we perfect holiness out of the fear of God. Continued sin, although forgiven, still must be punished because many sons of the kingdom will sit down to dinner with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob while still other sons of the kingdom will be cast outside, and refused entrance as did the virgins who let their lamps fail or the servant who just hid in the ground his master's money! Just as God lit the original fire on the alter and commanded the priests not to let ut go out,then so too at the acceptance of Christ as Savior makes us the righteousness it is our redponsibility to remain in that righteousness. If this is not so, why is the overwhelming gist of "what the Spirit says unto thr churches" be repentance and command to overcome. Just as it is written: many will be called yet few will be chosen.
ReplyDeleteGod commends rape now? What a piece of shit.
ReplyDeleteOf course not. What are you referring to?
DeleteThe purpose of being born again is so that we become no longer responsible for the sins of the old man. After the new beginning, God begins the work of transform us into people who love and allow themselves to be loved. This is the NEW covenant.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think that if people live with the conviction that sins can go unpublished because Christ has paid the price then recklessness will rise. And this has been what the world has been experiencing since AD. From my research so far there was more fear of God and love in humanity BC. I believe that in the end God has the final say because most of the accounts and admonitions of the apostles in the Bible as regards how Christians should live were contradictory. My prayer for Christians is that God gives us the strength and direction as how to please him and be at peace with at all times.
ReplyDeleteA man of God said God does not forgive sin, he forgives the sinner. Please what can we say about that.
ReplyDeleteYes very correct. God made Jesus to be sin for us who knew no sin and He punished sin by Jesus being mailed to the Cross
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