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To: colorcountry; JRochelle
It has nothing to do with the fact that Abraham sinned with Hagar. Technically speaking however, the Ten Commandments had not been issued at the time.

That doesn't make sense. You said before that it has everything to do with Abraham sinning. And if you think that the sin of adultery is only limited to the ten commandments and afterward, please explain Joseph and Potiphars wife. Joseph fled from before her so as to not "sin against God."and ended up in prison for years for it.

Further, as I just mentioned to JRochelle, to cast such aspersions upon Sarai is also to do the same to both Rachael and Leah, plural wives to Jacob, grandson of Abraham. Both of these women gave their handmaids to Jacob to wife, so as to concieve children that they could not have on their own. (Gen. 30: 1-12)

355 posted on 09/29/2007 12:08:09 AM PDT by sevenbak (Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. ~Psalms 85:11)
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To: sevenbak; Grig; tantiboh
They really amazes me they would even to the point of trashing certain parts of the Bible it is does not fit in their corporate mind template!

Why at the same time tell us it is the Bible is inerrant word of God!

Hey gang that couldn't shoot straight you can't have it both ways!:) LOL

The only thing that condemned David it wasn't plural wives or concubines it was the murder of Uriah, murder is an unpardonable sin!

This is one thing David could not repent for because of all the light of truth he was given in life!

The long and varied discipline through which he passed in the earlier part of his life fitted him for the duties of the throne. As shepherd he acquired the habit of deep reflection; as courtier he was trained in self-control and chivalrous generosity; as outlaw he acquired knowledge of men and power of government; while each successive phase of experience developed that conscious dependence upon God which was the secret of his strength throughout his life. Like Saul he was guilty of grave crimes; but unlike Saul, he was capable of true contrition and was therefore able to find forgiveness, except in the murder of Uriah. As a consequence David is still unforgiven, but he received a promise that the Lord would not leave his soul in hell. He will be resurrected at the end of the Millennium. Because of his transgressions, he has fallen from his exaltation (D&C 132: 39).

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." ~ Romans 15:4

364 posted on 09/29/2007 1:10:17 AM PDT by restornu (No one is perfect but you can always strive to do the right thing! Press Forward Mitt!)
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