10-23-2022- "Create in me a clean heart..." (2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27; 12:1-9)

"Create in me a clean heart..." 2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27; 12:1-9; Psalm 51:1-9 The first purpose of the Law is life.  Abiding by the Law allows for a flourishing of life.    Exodus 20:2 Exodus 20:17 2 Samuel 7:8-11 2 Samuel 11:1-5 2 Samuel 11:4 ESV 2 Samuel 11:5 ESV 2 Samuel 11:15-17 2 Samuel 11:26-27 2 Samuel 12:1-9 1 Samuel 8:10-11 2 Samuel 11:4 ESV 2 Samuel 12:4 The first purpose of the Law is life.  Abiding by the Law allows for a flourishing of life.    The flourishing of life is a gift. The second purpose of the Law, as Nathan uses it, is to convict of sin.   The conviction of sin is also part of the flourishing of life and it, too, is a gift.   How is the conviction of sin a gift?   Jeremiah 26:1-6 Jeremiah 26:12-15 The conviction of sin is also part of the flourishing of life and it, too, is a gift.