Understanding Christianity

In this passage, God ordains or incites David to take a census. How do we reconcile the theological difficulty of God ordaining David to sin and then holding him accountable? This concept is called compatibilism: God's absolute sovereignty is compatible with human responsibility. In 2 Samuel 24, we see God display both His wrath and His mercy. The events in this chapter are a powerful foreshadowing of what Jesus as the Good Shepherd accomplished on the cross. www.seancole.net