Sexual sins are the sins that we just don't talk about. I have never seen on a prayer sheet that we should pray for so and so's pornography problem, or attraction to his/her neighbor, etc. Sexual temptations gain power in secrecy and lead to greater and greater sexual sins and more.
Ammon raped Tamar. Tamar was told to keep it quiet. Absalom never addressed it with Ammon or David. David found out about it and never said anything. Absalom eventually kills David and more ensues after that.
It was also likely that the "whole" kingdom figured out that David got Bathsheba pregnant while Urriah was still living. They could all see her belly, do the math, and come to the right conclusion. No one would have confronted David had the word of the Lord not come to Nathan.
Any of us that struggle with sexual sin need to bring it to light with one or two others for transparency and accountability. Also, we preachers need to be talking about sexual sin way more that we do - as much as the Bible does .
Thoughts? Please let me know.
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