Building Boundaries

Reference

2 Samuel 11, 2 Timothy 2:22

Distorting God’s Design

In God's original design, sex is good. All sexual relationships established according to God's design are pleasing to Him.
But when sin entered the world, the relationship between man and God destroyed.
Sin also distorted human nature, including sexulaity.
How do we deal with the distortions of human nature, and sexual temptations?

David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11)

When David saw Bathsheba bathing,he should have just ignored and left. But he did not.
David could have ended the temptation by leaving the scene at that moment - and nothing more would happen.
Instead, David put himself into a more tempting situation, by sending someone and inquiring about who she was.
When David realized that Bathsheba was married, with Uziah, he could have stopped, but he did not. He sent people to take her to the palace.
When David realized that Bathsheba was pregnant, he should have stopped, but he didn’t. Instead he started his series of covering up.
By ignoring the warning signs repeatedly, and try everything to cover up his mistake, David was playing with fire.
At each juncture, David could have turned. God gave him warnings. Only that he ignored them and kept going.
David allowed himself dwelling in the temptation environment

Strategy in Overcoming Temptations (2 Timothy 2:22)