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[cow451]

Exactly an imperfect man in politics. An adulterer and arguably a murderer yet a man regarded as a man after Gods own heart. We have never had a perfect politician or ruler, there is always something wrong, so for Christians to simply withdraw from the public realm on the grounds of compromise or the chance of sinning is frankly ridiculous, we do that all that time anywhere and in whatever situations we are in.

Of course, David did repent, unlike a certain leader of the free world.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Nothing like Bronze Age politics.

 

[Tom 1]

King David was the state and he was also a man after Gods own heart. Daniel had a prominent position in various empires and was Gods man. Joseph ruled Egypt and was Gods man. This is entirely possible when you view God Almighty as Sovereign over the rise and fall of all Kings and Empires. Submission is always to God and is not required when God is not present.

In the light of the NT, those ideas are obvious anachronisms, at least that seems as obvious to me as the opposite does to you. It's an idea that merits a thread of its own, I'll start one if I get round to it.