NO_ITJ MORE_AV0 ALLOWING_VVG FOR_PRP IMMORALITY_NN1 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB only_AV0 human_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB just_AV0 doing_VDG what_DTQ comes_VVZ naturally_AV0 ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN God_NP0 knows_VVZ a_AT0 man_NN1 has_VHZ needs_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP made_VVD me_PNP this_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
One_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 devastating_AJ0 sins_NN2 I_PNP know_VVB of_PRF is_VBZ that_DT0 of_PRF sexual_AJ0 immorality_NN1 ._SENT Of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 things_NN2 that_CJT can_VM0 crush_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 spiritually_AV0 ,_PUN emotionally_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC physically_AV0 ,_PUN none_PNI can_VM0 do_VDI it_PNP faster_AV0 or_CJC more_AV0 completely_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 plunge_NN1 into_PRP sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 ._SENT 
Some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 strongest_AJS and_CJC finest_AJS men_NN2 in_PRP this_DT0 generation_NN1 have_VHB bitten_VVN the_AT0 dust_NN1 because_CJS of_PRF failure_NN1 to_TO0 bring_VVI this_DT0 area_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS lives_NN2 under_PRP God_NP0 's_POS control_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC even_AV0 those_DT0 who_PNQ have_VHB never_AV0 fallen_VVN physically_AV0 regularly_AV0 fall_VVI mentally_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 reason_NN1 sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 destructive_AJ0 is_VBZ because_CJS sex_NN1 is_VBZ such_DT0 a_AT0 potent_AJ0 gift_NN1 ._SENT Our_DPS sexuality_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT0 integral_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS makeup_NN1 as_PRP human_AJ0 beings_NN2 ._SENT God_NP0 created_VVD us_PNP as_PRP man_NN1 and_CJC woman_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF God_NP0 's_POS good_AJ0 gifts_NN2 ,_PUN sex_NN1 can_VM0 bring_VVI great_AJ0 joy_NN1 and_CJC fulfillment_NN1 to_PRP life_NN1 when_CJS used_VVN correctly_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC when_CJS used_VVN incorrectly_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP brings_VVZ great_AJ0 devastation_NN1 ._SENT 
We_PNP might_VM0 liken_VVI sex_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 fire_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 fireplace_NN1 is_VBZ warm_AJ0 and_CJC delightful_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC if_CJS that_DT0 fire_NN1 gets_VVZ out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 fireplace_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP can_VM0 burn_VVI the_AT0 house_NN1 down_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 fire_NN1 of_PRF sex_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN given_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 fireplace_NN1 of_PRF marriage_NN1 ._SENT Once_CJS it_PNP leaves_VVZ there_AV0 ,_PUN someone_PNI is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI burned_VVN ._SENT 
Unfortunately_AV0 ,_PUN there_EX0 are_VBB a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF burn_NN1 victims_NN2 out_AVP there_AV0 ,_PUN even_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 Christian_AJ0 community_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 very_AV0 successful_AJ0 men_NN2 have_VHB lost_VVN their_DPS 
careers_NN2 over_PRP their_DPS sexual_AJ0 behavior_NN1 ._SENT Husbands_NN2 have_VHB sacrificed_VVN their_DPS marriages_NN2 for_PRP sex_NN1 ._SENT Fathers_NN2 have_VHB deserted_VVN their_DPS families_NN2 for_PRP sex_NN1 ._SENT Single_AJ0 men_NN2 have_VHB traded_VVN their_DPS sexual_AJ0 integrity_NN1 and_CJC purity_NN1 for_PRP sex_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC gay_AJ0 men_NN2 are_VBB at_PRP constant_AJ0 risk_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS very_AJ0 lives_NN2 for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
Yet_AV0 with_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF this_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 great_AJ0 irony_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT for_PRP most_DT0 men_NN2 ,_PUN sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 easiest_AJS sins_NN2 to_TO0 excuse_VVI and_CJC rationalize_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ devours_VVZ pornography_NN1 tells_VVZ himself_PNX they_PNP 're_VBB only_AJ0 pictures_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ 
lives_NN2 on_PRP lust_NN1 excuses_VVZ it_PNP by_PRP saying_VVG his_DPS fantasies_NN2 are_VBB harmless_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 single_AJ0 man_NN1 who_PNQ engages_VVZ in_PRP sex_NN1 tries_VVZ to_TO0 excuse_VVI his_DPS sin_NN1 by_PRP shifting_VVG the_AT0 responsibility_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 woman_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 adulterer_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 homosexual_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC the_AT0 homosexual_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI it_PNP ._SENT God_NP0 made_VVD me_PNP 
this_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 sad_AJ0 thing_NN1 about_PRP excusing_VVG sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC any_DT0 sin_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 matter_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ that_CJT it_PNP actually_AV0 makes_VVZ things_NN2 worse_AJC ._SENT It_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 relieve_VVI the_AT0 offender_NN1 's_POS sense_NN1 of_PRF guilt_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP increases_VVZ guilt_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS neither_AV0 God_NP0 nor_CJC the_AT0 people_NN0 hurt_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 sin_NN1 are_VBB buying_VVG the_AT0 offender_NN1 's_POS excuse_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC he_PNP knows_VVZ it_PNP deep_AV0 down_AVP ._SENT 
In_PRP addition_NN1 ,_PUN excusing_VVG sin_NN1 lessens_VVZ the_AT0 chance_NN1 of_PRF getting_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 root_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 problem_NN1 and_CJC dealing_VVG with_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN leaving_VVG the_AT0 pornography_NN1 user_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 adulterer_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 homosexual_NN1 mired_VVN in_PRP his_DPS sin_NN1 ._SENT Many_DT0 men_NN2 trapped_VVN in_PRP sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 say_VVB they_PNP feel_VVB helpless_AJ0 to_TO0 stop_VVI ._SENT They_PNP think_VVB there_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 hope_NN1 
for_PRP them_PNP —_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 really_AV0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 ,_PUN as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS they_PNP insist_VVB on_PRP excusing_VVG their_DPS actions_NN2 ._SENT 
Now_AV0 every_AT0 man_NN1 has_VHZ experienced_VVN sexual_AJ0 temptation_NN1 on_PRP some_DT0 level_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP have_VHB felt_VVN the_AT0 flames_NN2 of_PRF this_DT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP have_VHB been_VBN set_VVN aflame_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC others_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN scorched_VVN ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP have_VHB never_AV0 been_VBN touched_VVN by_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN you_PNP may_VM0 want_VVI to_TO0 check_VVI your_DPS pulse_NN1 !_SENT 
So_AV0 I_PNP am_VBB proceeding_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 assumption_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP am_VBB not_XX0 talking_VVG a_AT0 foreign_AJ0 language_NN1 to_PRP most_DT0 men_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC my_DPS purpose_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 to_TO0 add_VVI to_PRP any_DT0 load_NN1 of_PRF guilt_NN1 you_PNP may_VM0 be_VBI carrying_VVG ._SENT The_AT0 Holy_AJ0 Spirit_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 Convicter_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP have_VHB three_CRD purposes_NN2 in_PRP this_DT0 chapter_NN1 ._SENT First_ORD ,_PUN I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 help_VVI you_PNP lay_VVD aside_AV0 the_AT0 excuses_NN2 that_CJT make_VVB it_PNP easy_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 to_TO0 commit_VVI and_CJC justify_VVI sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 ._SENT Second_ORD ,_PUN I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 help_VVI you_PNP deal_VVI with_PRP this_DT0 sin_NN1 if_CJS the_AT0 need_NN1 is_VBZ there_EX0 ._SENT Third_ORD ,_PUN I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 fortify_VVI your_DPS spiritual_AJ0 defenses_NN2 against_PRP the_AT0 sexual_AJ0 temptation_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ common_AJ0 to_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP (_PUL 1_CRD Corinthians_NN2 10_CRD :_PUN 13_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
It_PNP should_VM0 not_XX0 surprise_VVI us_PNP to_TO0 learn_VVI that_CJT the_AT0 Bible_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 hesitate_VVI to_TO0 talk_VVI about_PRP sex_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Bible_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 blush_VVI to_TO0 tell_VVI us_PNP the_AT0 truth_NN1 about_PRP sex_NN1 ,_PUN both_AV0 as_CJS God_NP0 created_VVD it_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI and_CJC as_CJS humankind_NN1 has_VHZ twisted_VVN and_CJC misused_VVN it_PNP ._SENT 
THE_AT0 CONCEPTION_NN1 OF_PRF SEXUAL_AJ0 SIN_NN1 
Since_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 powerful_AJ0 methods_NN2 of_PRF teaching_NN1 is_VBZ by_PRP real-life_AJ0 example_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP a_AT0 biblical_AJ0 story_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ committed_VVD adultery_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 watch_VVI his_DPS life_NN1 crumble_VVI as_PRP a_AT0 result_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS sin_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS attempts_NN2 to_TO0 excuse_VVI and_CJC cover_VVI it_PNP up_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 we_PNP are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 grace_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 put_VVD this_DT0 man_NN1 back_AVP together_AV0 ._SENT 
King_NP0 David_NP0 is_VBZ our_DPS man_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC 2_CRD Samuel_NP0 11_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD tells_VVZ us_PNP right_AV0 off_AVP that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 place_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 time_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ In_PRP the_AT0 spring_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 when_AVQ kings_NN2 go_VVB off_AVP to_PRP war_NN1 ,_PUN David_NP0 sent_VVD Joab_NP0 out_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 king_NN1 's_POS men_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 whole_AJ0 Israelite_AJ0 army_NN1 ..._PUN ._SENT But_CJC David_NP0 remained_VVD in_PRP Jerusalem_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Normally_AV0 a_AT0 king_NN1 would_VM0 lead_VVI his_DPS army_NN1 into_PRP battle_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC David_NP0 had_VHD already_AV0 solidified_VVN his_DPS kingdom_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 skirmishes_NN2 to_TO0 take_VVI care_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN so_CJS he_PNP decided_VVD to_TO0 stay_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT Now_AV0 David_NP0 was_VBD about_AV0 fifty_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 here_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 time_NN1 when_AVQ many_DT0 men_NN2 peer_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 and_CJC see_VVB some_DT0 gray_AJ0 hair_NN1 and_CJC some_DT0 wrinkles_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 the_AT0 question_NN1 comes_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Do_VDB I_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
So_AV0 we_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 middle-aged_AJ0 man_NN1 hanging_VVG around_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 with_PRP nothing_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ springtime_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 season_NN1 for_PRP love_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 king_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS he_PNP can_VM0 have_VHI anything_PNI he_PNP wants_VVZ ._SENT Bad_AJ0 combination_NN1 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 it_PNP happened_VVD ._SENT David_NP0 got_VVD up_AVP from_PRP his_DPS late-afternoon_AJ0 nap_NN1 and_CJC decided_VVD to_TO0 walk_VVI around_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 roof_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 palace_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD situated_VVN high_AJ0 above_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP there_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI down_AVP into_PRP other_AJ0 homes_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS David_NP0 scanned_VVD the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP saw_VVD a_AT0 woman_NN1 bathing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ (_PUL 2_CRD Samuel_NP0 11_CRD :_PUN 2_CRD )_PUR And_CJC not_XX0 just_AV0 any_DT0 woman_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB talking_VVG about_PRP a_AT0 "_PUQ bad_AJ0 mammajamma_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD "_PUQ very_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
David_NP0 looked_VVD out_AVP over_PRP that_DT0 rooftop_NN1 and_CJC saw_VVD one_PNI of_PRF God_NP0 's_POS choicest_AJS specimens_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 right_AJ0 measurements_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP watched_VVD as_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ran_VVD down_AVP her_DPS hair_NN1 and_CJC over_PRP her_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 early_AJ0 evening_NN1 's_POS moonlight_NN1 only_AV0 added_VVD to_PRP her_DPS beauty_NN1 ._SENT David_NP0 looked_VVD and_CJC looked_VVD until_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 stop_VVI looking_VVG ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP inquired_VVD about_PRP her_PNP and_CJC found_VVD out_AVP her_DPS name_NN1 was_VBD Bathsheba_NP0 ._SENT 
Now_AV0 you_PNP must_VM0 understand_VVI that_CJT King_NP0 David_NP0 was_VBD coming_VVG off_AVP about_PRP twenty_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF spiritual_AJ0 success_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD walking_VVG with_PRP God_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD his_DPS failures_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP had_VHD lived_VVN many_DT0 years_NN2 in_PRP spiritual_AJ0 strength_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB talking_VVG about_PRP the_AT0 David_NP0 who_PNQ killed_VVD Goliath_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 poet_NN1 who_PNQ wrote_VVD most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 Psalms_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD David_NP0 who_PNQ said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP will_VM0 extol_VVI the_AT0 LORD_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 times_NN2 ;_PUN his_DPS praise_NN1 will_VM0 always_AV0 be_VBI on_PRP my_DPS lips_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL Psalm_NN1 34_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD )_PUR ;_PUN "_PUQ As_CJS the_AT0 deer_NN0 pants_NN2 for_PRP streams_NN2 of_PRF water_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS my_DPS soul_NN1 pants_NN2 for_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN O_ZZ0 God_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL Psalm_NN1 42_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD )_PUR ;_PUN "_PUQ Your_DPS word_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 lamp_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS feet_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 light_NN1 for_PRP my_DPS path_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Psalm_NN1 119_CRD :_PUN 105_CRD )_PUR ;_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP lift_VVB up_AVP my_DPS eyes_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 hills_NN2 —_PUN where_AVQ does_VDZ my_DPS help_NN1 come_VVN from_PRP ?_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Psalm_NN1 121_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD )_PUR 
But_CJC on_PRP that_DT0 evening_NN1 David_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 "_PUQ mountain_NN1 looking_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 woman_NN1 captivated_VVD him_PNP ._SENT We_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 remember_VVI that_CJT David_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 trying_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI carnal_AJ0 or_CJC looking_VVG to_TO0 fall_VVI that_DT0 night_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP saw_VVD a_AT0 woman_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Bible_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP think_VVB you_PNP are_VBB standing_VVG firm_NN1 ,_PUN be_VBI careful_AJ0 that_CJT you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 fall_VVI !_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL 1_CRD Corinthians_NN2 10_CRD :_PUN 12_CRD )_PUR 
Many_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP would_VM0 say_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI never_AV0 gone_VVN so_AV0 far_AV0 as_CJS to_TO0 try_VVI and_CJC find_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 woman_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Take_VVB heed_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS you_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI anything_PNI when_CJS Satan_NP0 gets_VVZ ahold_NN1 of_PRF you_PNP ._SENT David_NP0 not_XX0 only_AV0 found_VVN out_AVP Bathsheba_NP0 's_POS name_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP learned_VVD something_PNI else_AV0 about_PRP her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD "_PUQ the_AT0 wife_NN1 of_PRF Uriah_NP0 the_AT0 Hittite_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ (_PUL 2_CRD Samuel_NP0 11_CRD :_PUN 3_CRD )_PUR 
Uriah_NP0 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF David_NP0 's_POS most_AV0 loyal_AJ0 soldiers_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 woman_NN1 was_VBD married_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD faithful_AJ0 to_PRP David_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 stop_VVI David_NP0 from_PRP carrying_VVG out_AVP the_AT0 sin_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD formulating_VVG in_PRP his_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT Sexual_AJ0 sin_NN1 blinds_VVZ a_AT0 man_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 consequences_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Bible_NN1 says_VVZ David_NP0 saw_VVD Bathsheba_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC what_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI was_VBD that_CJT this_DT0 one_CRD night_NN1 would_VM0 change_VVI the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI was_VBD that_CJT this_DT0 one_CRD night_NN1 would_VM0 cause_VVI four_CRD of_PRF his_DPS children_NN2 to_TO0 die_VVI ,_PUN as_CJS we_PNP will_VM0 learn_VVI later_AV0 ._SENT What_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI was_VBD that_CJT this_DT0 one_CRD night_NN1 would_VM0 split_VVI his_DPS kingdom_NN1 in_PRP half_DT0 ._SENT What_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI was_VBD that_CJT he_PNP would_VM0 become_VVI a_AT0 first-degree_AJ0 murderer_NN1 ._SENT 
So_AV0 as_CJS a_AT0 man_NN1 thumbs_NN2 through_PRP his_DPS pornographic_AJ0 magazines_NN2 or_CJC watches_VVZ X-rated_AJ0 videos_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP looks_VVZ at_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP ought_VM0 not_XX0 to_TO0 be_VBI looking_VVG at_PRP ,_PUN he_PNP gets_VVZ spiritually_AV0 blinded_VVN ._SENT He_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 see_VVI the_AT0 whole_AJ0 picture_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 real_AJ0 story_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 tragedy_NN1 ._SENT 
THE_AT0 COMPLICATIONS_NN2 OF_PRF SEXUAL_AJ0 SIN_NN1 
A_AT0 tragedy_NN1 was_VBD unfolding_VVG in_PRP this_DT0 case_NN1 for_PRP sure_AJ0 ._SENT David_NP0 sent_VVD for_PRP Bathsheba_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC "_PUQ she_PNP came_VVD to_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP slept_VVD with_PRP her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Tomorrow_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 matter_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 that_CJT mattered_VVD was_VBD right_AV0 now_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 that_CJT mattered_VVD was_VBD his_DPS passion_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 midst_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS idleness_NN1 ,_PUN David_NP0 made_VVD the_AT0 mistake_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 count_VVI on_PRP Bathsheba_NP0 getting_VVG pregnant_AJ0 ._SENT 
Just_AV0 one_CRD night_NN1 and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ over_AVP ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ finished_VVN ,_PUN we_PNP think_VVB ._SENT David_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP had_VHD my_DPS party_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 party_NN1 's_VBZ over_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN Bathsheba_NP0 was_VBD pregnant_AJ0 ._SENT Sin_NN1 can_VM0 get_VVI complicated_AJ0 ._SENT 
Bathsheba_NP0 's_POS pregnancy_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 start_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tomorrow_AV0 that_CJT David_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 think_VVI about_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 before_AV0 ._SENT Now_AV0 he_PNP 's_VBZ got_VVN to_TO0 do_VDI something_PNI ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ got_VVN to_TO0 cover_VVI this_DT0 up_AVP ._SENT He_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 let_VVI anyone_PNI know_VVI ._SENT A_AT0 king_NN1 can_VM0 not_XX0 only_AV0 have_VHI whomever_PNQ he_PNP wants_VVZ ,_PUN he_PNP can_VM0 also_AV0 do_VDI whatever_DTQ he_PNP wants_VVZ to_TO0 get_VVI rid_VVN of_PRF his_DPS problems_NN2 ._SENT David_NP0 thought_VVD about_PRP it_PNP and_CJC formulated_VVD three_CRD plans_NN2 to_TO0 cover_VVI up_AVP this_DT0 mess_NN1 (_PUL 2_CRD Samuel_NP0 11_CRD :_PUN 6-17_CRD )_PUR ._SENT We_PNP could_VM0 call_VVI this_DT0 the_AT0 "_PUQ Davidic_AJ0 Watergate_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Plan_NN1 A_ZZ0 was_VBD to_TO0 send_VVI a_AT0 message_NN1 to_PRP Joab_NP0 ,_PUN his_DPS army_NN1 chief_NN1 of_PRF staff_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC have_VHB him_PNP send_VVB Uriah_NP0 home_NN1 to_PRP Jerusalem_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Tell_VVB Uriah_NP0 that_CJT I_PNP want_VVB him_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI back_AVP home_AV0 and_CJC rest_VVB up_AVP ._SENT He_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN fighting_VVG hard_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP want_VVB him_PNP to_TO0 spend_VVI a_AT0 nice_AJ0 weekend_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN take_VVB a_AT0 little_AJ0 '_POS R_NP0 &_NP0 R_NP0 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN David_NP0 hoped_VVD Uriah_NP0 and_CJC Bathsheba_NP0 would_VM0 make_VVI love_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Uriah_NP0 would_VM0 then_AV0 think_VVI the_AT0 baby_NN1 was_VBD his_PNP ._SENT 
But_CJC David_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 bank_VVI on_PRP Uriah_NP0 's_POS loyalty_NN1 ._SENT David_NP0 tried_VVD to_TO0 send_VVI Uriah_NP0 home_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP curled_VVD up_AVP on_PRP David_NP0 's_POS front_AJ0 porch_NN1 (_PUL vv_NN1 ._SENT 8-9_CRD )_PUR ._SENT David_NP0 asked_VVD him_PNP what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG ,_PUN and_CJC Uriah_NP0 answered_VVD :_PUN 
"_PUQ The_AT0 ark_NN1 and_CJC Israel_NP0 and_CJC Judah_NP0 are_VBB staying_VVG in_PRP tents_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS master_NN1 Joab_NP0 and_CJC my_DPS lord_NN1 's_POS men_NN2 are_VBB camped_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 open_AJ0 fields_NN2 ._SENT How_AVQ could_VM0 I_PNP go_VVI to_PRP my_DPS house_NN1 to_TO0 eat_VVI and_CJC drink_VVI and_CJC lie_VVI with_PRP my_DPS wife_NN1 ?_SENT As_CJS surely_AV0 as_CJS you_PNP live_VVB ,_PUN I_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 do_VDI such_DT0 a_AT0 thing_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ —_PUN verse_NN1 11_CRD 
Again_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ a_AT0 beautiful_AJ0 picture_NN1 of_PRF faithfulness_NN1 and_CJC integrity_NN1 on_PRP Uriah_NP0 's_POS part_NN1 ._SENT Now_AV0 David_NP0 had_VHD two_CRD problems_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 banked_VVN on_AVP :_PUN Bathsheba_NP0 's_POS pregnancy_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS committed_AJ0 husband_NN1 ._SENT Plan_NN1 A_ZZ0 crashed_VVD ._SENT 
So_AV0 David_NP0 set_VVD Plan_NN1 B_ZZ0 in_PRP motion_NN1 :_PUN get_VVB Uriah_NP0 drunk_AJ0 and_CJC send_VVB him_PNP home_AV0 ,_PUN where_CJS he_PNP would_VM0 finally_AV0 sleep_VVI with_PRP his_DPS wife_NN1 and_CJC David_NP0 could_VM0 get_VVI this_DT0 nasty_AJ0 mess_NN1 fixed_VVN (_PUL verse_NN1 13_CRD )_PUR ._SENT But_CJC even_AV0 drunk_AJ0 ,_PUN Uriah_NP0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 cooperate_VVI ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 go_VVI to_PRP his_DPS house_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 David_NP0 pulled_VVD out_AVP Plan_NN1 C_ZZ0 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD first-degree_AJ0 murder_NN1 :_PUN 
In_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 David_NP0 wrote_VVD a_AT0 letter_NN1 to_PRP Joab_NP0 and_CJC sent_VVD it_PNP with_PRP Uriah_NP0 ._SENT In_PRP it_PNP he_PNP wrote_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Put_VVD Uriah_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 line_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 fighting_NN1 is_VBZ fiercest_AJS ._SENT Then_AV0 withdraw_VVB from_PRP him_PNP so_CJS he_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI struck_VVN down_AVP and_CJC die_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ —_PUN 2_CRD Samuel_NP0 11_CRD :_PUN 14-15_CRD 
When_CJS you_PNP read_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 carrying_VVG out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 plot_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 report_NN1 to_PRP David_NP0 in_PRP verses_NN2 16-25_CRD ,_PUN what_DTQ strikes_VVZ you_PNP most_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP are_VBB like_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN is_VBZ the_AT0 calculation_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 coldness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 whole_AJ0 thing_NN1 ._SENT David_NP0 made_VVD Uriah_NP0 deliver_VVI his_DPS own_DT0 death_NN1 warrant_NN1 to_PRP Joab_NP0 ._SENT Trying_VVG to_TO0 cover_VVI up_AVP sin_NN1 always_AV0 leads_VVZ to_PRP more_DT0 sin_NN1 ._SENT Sin_NN1 not_XX0 dealt_VVN with_PRP early_AJ0 becomes_VVZ more_DT0 sin_NN1 to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP later_AV0 ._SENT 
