David and Bathsheba

[GBSmith]

I’m teaching this lesson this week and wasn’t planning on teaching any of this about David and if he lost his exaltation. What’s done is done with David and as far as I can see has nothing to do with me. I’m more interested in how the story applies in the here and now.

[nibbler]

I still think that teaching has present day implications: Can someone commit a sin that makes them permanently lose their ability to be exalted? Meaning a person living in the here and now, not David. In other words… if it happened to David could it happen to me?

That said I’ve decided that particular teaching doesn’t ring true for me so I wouldn’t spend any time in class bringing it up… even with the intention of debunking it. I’d just do as you do, ignore it and move on.

But you’re right though, that applied to David. I might start worrying about that after I’m made king that’s in charge of an army that is currently at war with neighboring nations and after we start moving our bathtubs onto our roofs. [/tongue-in-cheek]

[SamBee]

Quite a lot of the themes in this story are contemporary, including the abuse of power and corruption.

[TataniaAvalon]

Even when I was a TBM I always had a hard time with OD which is where I believe we think David will go. I hated it because we don’t believe in hell like most Christian churches, but we have this place really bad people go. Another reason I hated it was because members were always trying to figure out who went there and why. Back on topic, while David did sin I don’t think the atonement or Christ wouldn’t apply if he was truly repentant. I hate the idea that there’s some sin that can’t be forgiven. It just doesn’t mesh with my idea of a loving heavenly father.

[Old-Timer]

Quote:

I’m more interested in how the story applies in the here and now.

This.

If I was teaching a lesson about it, I wouldn’t bring up exaltation at all. I would focus completely on the lessons that it teaches – and there are lots of them.

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