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engaged in illicit intimacy with him. Is this not a violation of the marriage tie?. M. I thought you would not be so daring. You would not tax David with immodesty, seeing that the Gospel opens with the verse, "Jesus. Christ, the son of David. " If you hold David liable to unchastity (God's refuge) what of. Jesus then ?. Chr. In the book of the genealogy of Jesus, some of his maternal and paternal grandmothers are found guilty of adultery. It matters little for he came to redeem the world. Accordingly he is son of David. No doubt David stooped to adultery. It is the Bible, not I who tells us. . M. I entreat you to ponder a while. David is. God's chosen prophet. He held communion with him. I am not a believer of uncommon status. Still, I am immune from falling prey to this indecency. How comes that a person no less than God's prophet could be subject to such an abominable deed? Tell me, please, can you be tempted to indecency?. Chr. No doubt I am not given to that. But the Bible testifies about David. What can I do?. M. God has endowed us with intellect. We can discern fake from genuine, false from true. . The Bible itself is replete with hints which acquit David. This story is a fabrication in the Bible. No decent man will fall so low. . Certainly not a great prophet. The Gospel 15