Q. In Ps 6:1-10 David is dangerously sick. Is sickness always the result of sin? Is sickness ever the result of sin? How does he reach such confidence in 6:9-10?
A. No, Jesus himself shows us that sickness is not always the result of sin when he answers his disciples enquiry as to the sinful origin of a man blind from birth (John 9:2.) Here Christ says that his illness is only present so that the works of God might be shown in him (John 9:3) However, Scripture tells us that illness can be the result of sin. Paul speaking on communion asserts that some people to whom he writes are sinning by taking the Lord’s Supper lightly are suffering illness and death as a result (1 Corinthians 11:29-30) More broadly, the conception of man in scripture is as a unity and not of division into heart, mind, soul, body, spirit etc. It stands to reason therefore that if one of these is primarily affected then the others will be secondarily. Regarding the confidence David reaches in Psalm 6:9-10, this is all derived from knowledge that the LORD has heard his prayer. He knows that if this is the case, regardless of temporal circumstance, God can be trusted to do right (see Genesis 18:25)
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