King David had fallen into an adulterous affair and resorted to murder to cover it up (2 Samuel 11). After Nathan the prophet preached one of the most powerful sermons ever recorded (2 Samuel 12), David’s confession to God is radical and intense: “Against you, you only, have I sinned” (verse 4). How can he say that when he has killed someone? It is because sin is like treason. If you try to overthrow your own country you may harm or kill individuals in the process, but you will be tried for treason because you have betrayed the entire country that nurtured you. So every sin is cosmic
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