When nosotros add together excuses together with justifications to an apology, nosotros striking the delete button.
And our excuses normally maintain us from seeing our require to change.
We convey 2 stellar examples inwards Scripture.
King Saul disobeyed God's orders (1 Samuel 15).
When Samuel confronted him:
1. Saul claimed he'd obeyed (13).
2. Blame-shifted his responsibleness to others (15).
3. Explained how he'd "mostly" obeyed (15).
4. Claimed he obeyed inwards a contestation that proved he hadn't (3*, 20-21).
5. Blame-shifted together with claimed they'd disobeyed God inwards gild to honour God (21)!
6. Finally agreed he'd sinned, but explained why (24).
7. Wanted to endure honored spell he publicly pretended to honor God (30).
The 2d instance is David (2 Samuel 11-12).
When Nathan confronted David:
1. David admitted his sin without qualification or excuse (12:13).
2. Sorrowfully confessed together with repented (Psalm 51).
No wonder God rejected Saul, but continued to role David every bit a godly instance (2 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 16:2).
Let's larn from David's "short list" example.
* If yous are troubled past times God's ascendancy inwards this passage, delight read: Why Did God Destroy Entire Nations?
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