The Consequences of Our Sins
When we trust Jesus as our Lord and Savior, our sins are forgiven, all of them past, present, and future. However, after we are saved, we still sin at times, so we must confess our sins and repent of them, so our relationship with God will be as close as it ought to be. (I John 1:9) Then, those sins are cleansed, and we are forgiven, but that doesn't mean that God takes away all consequences for our sins. He leaves consequences many times so we will stay close to God and not commit those sins again. That is what happened after David's serious sins of adultery and murder. God told him he would have family problems the rest of his life, and he did. One problem was his son, Absalom, who killed his half-brother for raping his siter, and then he rebelled against his father. (II Samuel 15:13) A messenger came to Jerusalem to tell David, "All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you." God was with David through these trials, but he still had to endure the conse...