The David Question

2 Samuel 11-12Christians are often shocked when spiritual leaders fail morally. It should not happen, but it does. It should not be shocking when it happens. We are all sinners capable of any sin known to mankind because we still retain the vestiges of the sinful nature within us. The Bible gives examples of such failure in King David, Abraham, Judah, and others. There are also examples of near failure like Joseph and Potiphar’s wife or David’s averted destruction of the household of Nabal.There are some important questions we need to ask when faced with the failure of a person in spiritual leadership. The example of David in 2 Samuel 11-12 and Psalm 51 gives us some guidance and answers.What does repentance look like?Read the rest of this post on our blog, here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe