The Scent of The Scent of Authentic Authentic

ChristianityChristianityRising-up when badly Rising-up when badly

fallenfallen

How does it How does it smell?smell?

What does it What does it look like?look like?

Does it have a Does it have a face?face?

RealizeRealize

2 Samuel 11-122 Samuel 11-12

AbuseAbuse

AssaultAssault

Adultery Adultery

AssassinationAssassination

He was badly fallen He was badly fallen and realized it!and realized it!

Psalm 51:1-4Psalm 51:1-4 1 Have mercy on me, O God, 1 Have mercy on me, O God,

       according to your unfailing love;        according to your unfailing love;        according to your great compassion        according to your great compassion        blot out my transgressions.         blot out my transgressions.  

2 Wash away all my iniquity 2 Wash away all my iniquity        and cleanse me from my sin.        and cleanse me from my sin.

  3 For I know my transgressions, 3 For I know my transgressions,        and my sin is always before me.        and my sin is always before me.

  4 Against you, you only, have I sinned 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned        and done what is evil in your sight,        and done what is evil in your sight,        so that you are proved right when you        so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. speak and justified when you judge.

RewindRewind

2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11

1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged

Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem 2 One evening David got up from his bed

and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The

woman was very beautiful,

2 Samuel2 Samuel

3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the

Hittite?" 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her.

(She had purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then [a] she went back home. 5

The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, "I am pregnant."

He was at the He was at the wrong place at wrong place at the wrong timethe wrong time

The 5 D’s of a fall (SIN)The 5 D’s of a fall (SIN)

DiscontentDiscontentDiscoveryDiscoveryDeceptionDeception

DeedDeedDependenceDependence

Assess Evaluate Assess Evaluate Learn Learn

GrowGrow

RecognizeRecognize

Genesis 2Genesis 2

16 And the LORD God 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will when you eat of it you will surely die." surely die."

ConsequencesConsequences

2 Samuel 122 Samuel 12

12The Lord sent Nathan to David with a story about 12The Lord sent Nathan to David with a story about a man wronged. David decreed the wrongdoer a man wronged. David decreed the wrongdoer should be killed and the wronged man should be should be killed and the wronged man should be restored four times over. Then Nathan says that restored four times over. Then Nathan says that David is the wrongdoer and David confesses to David is the wrongdoer and David confesses to his sin. Without hesitation, David asks for his sin. Without hesitation, David asks for forgiveness and accepts the consequences of his forgiveness and accepts the consequences of his sin. “So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned sin. “So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." And Nathan said to David, "The against the Lord." And Nathan said to David, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die." shall surely die."

Sin brings death!Sin brings death!

Rebuild Rebuild

Psalm 51:1-4Psalm 51:1-4 1 Have mercy on me, O God, 1 Have mercy on me, O God,

       according to your unfailing love;        according to your unfailing love;        according to your great compassion        according to your great compassion        blot out my transgressions.         blot out my transgressions.  

2 Wash away all my iniquity 2 Wash away all my iniquity        and cleanse me from my sin.        and cleanse me from my sin.

  3 For I know my transgressions, 3 For I know my transgressions,        and my sin is always before me.        and my sin is always before me.

  4 Against you, you only, have I sinned 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned        and done what is evil in your sight,        and done what is evil in your sight,        so that you are proved right when you        so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. speak and justified when you judge.

Rebuilding begins when we authentically Rebuilding begins when we authentically go back to God…go back to God…

And when we rise-up from a bad fall it is a And when we rise-up from a bad fall it is a precious scent of what Christianity really precious scent of what Christianity really

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