The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.
Christian thinking is thinking like Jesus, especially as seen in his becoming one of us to die on the cross.
Sooner or later every kingdom that opposes God will be “all gone,” but there is a kingdom that will not pass away.
While David used desperate and even deceptive means of escape, God provided for him because of his grace and faithfulness.