Yes he had faults, but does this make him an overall bad person... didn't he do so much for the nation of Israel?
2006-10-17 11:57:28 · 12 answers · asked by iu_hoosier20 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Like all of us, he was both a bad and a good person. He committed the sins of coveting, adultery and murder but he humbled himself before God and asked his forgiveness. I don't think one bad act or even many bad acts make a person bad, it whether there was guilt, shame or forgiveness requested that makes the difference.
2006-10-17 12:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by cathcoug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I do not believe I would have liked the man.
Biblically God states that he was a man after his own heart. That is a good thing and that makes him a good or righteous person in Gods eyes.
His faults that are well known, such as adultry, but lessor know facts such as his total disregard for raising his own children in a God fearing manner and allowing them to run "wild" as it would seem so that one son rapes his own sister and another son avenges that rape because David did nothing about it.
But, not matter what I think or feel, David was counted as righteous by God and that is what really matters.
2006-10-17 12:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 3:10
As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;
Ro 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
That being said, God did call David " a man after His own heart and anoint him king.
Ac 13:22
And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.'
That's a pretty good reference if you're making up your resume if you ask me.
2006-10-17 12:03:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
David was a man who loved the Lord with all his heart but had some fleshly flaws. The bible always speaks of David as a man after God's heart and you know he is in heaven. He always repented after he fell into sin. I believe God loved and loves David very much.
2006-10-17 12:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by SusieDarling 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the affection of money thats the sin, being wealthy isn't nessasarly undesirable, notwithstanding the way you get there will be, & money does make people agarrant & no longer humble, that's a extreme high quality that God calls for. Thats why Jesus stated it would want to be perplexing for a wealthy guy to get into the dominion of the heavens see the way it develop into placed (a million Corinthians a million:26-31) 26 For YOU behold his calling of YOU, brothers, that no longer many smart in a fleshly way were referred to as, no longer MANY POWFUL, no longer lots of NOBEL delivery; 27 yet God chosen the stupid problems with the international, that he would placed the smart adult men to shame; and God chosen the weak problems with the international, that he would placed the reliable issues to shame; 28 and God chosen the ignoble problems with the international and the flaws regarded down upon, the flaws which aren't to any extent further, that he would convey to no longer some thing the flaws that are, 29 in order that no flesh would boast contained in the sight of God. 30 notwithstanding that's with the aid of him that you're in union with Christ Jesus, who has develop into to us awareness from God, also righteousness and sanctification and launch through ransom; 31 that it will be basically with the aid of the undeniable fact that's written: “He that boasts, enable him boast in Jehovah.”
2016-10-16 05:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask yourself if you are a good person or a bad person, because we are all like King David, and we are lucky to follow and to take consideration for actions we know are good and bad to be accounted for, and reading on how King David acted for his actions, we can help are selves accept or correct. just as King David has shown us by his example.
2006-10-17 12:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by Musicmaiden4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He was good. About later kings it is said that they were good, like David, who only had the one sin.
2006-10-17 13:19:51 · answer #7 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like the rest of mankind King David had ( like the Cherokee Legend states ) two wolves living inside him. when the good wolf was fed more the good wolf won and when the bad wolf was fed more the bad wolf won.
2006-10-17 12:03:20 · answer #8 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say he was both, just like all of us. He had to have something right though for God to call him " a man after my own heart". He was human just like all of us, but was following God with his heart.
2006-10-17 12:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by lovesmikey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a man after Gods own heart. I know he sinned, but he was quick to repent and he meant it.
2006-10-17 13:10:47 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋