Absalom: The Rebel Prince Charming, Part 1

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Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Christian, Religious And Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

2 Samuel 12:7–25 After David’s unfaithfulness with Bathsheba, he suffered with troubles at “home” for the remainder of his life. The consequence for his sin began to whirl like a tornado. Journey through scenes of disintegration in David’s family life. And discover with Pastor Chuck Swindoll four ways to cope with consequences from sinful choices (2 Samuel 12). Honestly admit your sin and struggles to God and others. Face the consequences of your sin with courage. Don’t take lightly the grace of God!

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0:00.0	Whatever you sow, you reap.
0:11.0	Forgiveness notwithstanding.
0:14.0	Grace means that God in forgiving you does not kill you.
0:19.0	Grace means that God in forgiving you gives you the strength to endure the consequences.
0:24.6	It does not mean the consequences are automatically removed.
0:32.6	God forgives sin.
0:38.3	But does forgiveness erase the painful consequences? King David discovered the devastating
0:43.3	answer when his hidden sins came home to roost. What began in secret unleashed a whirlwind of tragedy that swept through his entire family.
0:52.3	Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall explodes a dangerous myth that many Christians believe about grace.
1:00.0	In this study, we'll discover why the pain of the harvest always eclipses the pleasure of the planting,
1:05.0	and why the phrase, God is not mocked, means more than we could ever imagine.
1:10.0	Chuck titled his message, Absalom, the Rebel Prince Charming. God is not mocked means more than we could ever imagine.
1:14.6	Chuck titled his message, Absalom, the Rebel Prince Charming.
1:29.4	Davis multiple sins for a short season resulted in extremely painful consequences for the rest of his life,
1:36.2	and including the lives of his family members. His life experiences should act as bright red lights for every one of us. Paul summarized it beautifully when he was writing the Galatians
1:42.9	chapter 6, verses seven and
1:45.1	eight a love the way Eugene Peterson translates this don't be misled no one makes a fool of
1:53.3	God what a person plants he will harvest the person who plants selfishness ignoring ignoring the needs of others, ignoring God,
2:04.2	harvests a crop of weeds. All he'll have to show for his life is weeds. But the one who plants
2:12.1	in response to God, letting God's spirit do the growth work in him harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.
2:22.8	Well, David planted selfishness and harvested crops of weeds for the rest of his life.
2:29.2	As the old prophet once wrote, he sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind.
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