I ask this question on observing certain occurrences in scripture. At first glance I thought all these guys repented, but God did not deal with them the same way. He did not accept them all.
Saul (the king), after disobeying the command fo the Lord given through the prophet Sammuel - later admitted to have erred, but strangely the Lord did not view that as repentance. Saul was really sorry for what he did.
Another man, David (also the king) also committed great sin in the eyes of the Lord. In fact, David transgressed twice. He committed adultery with Uriah's wife, and arranged for Uriah to be killed at war. Later, he commanded census to be taken. Also even himself admitted that he ha sinned great on both occassions - but him, he received the favour of God, unlike Saul.
Another interesting man is Judas Iscariot who betrayed the Lord. This seemed to be sorry for what he did, to the extent that he returned the money that was given him. But he also did not find acceptance from God
2007-02-17
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