There's a lot of vows in this thread to be "good."
Israel made the same mistake at Mt Sinai. They wanted to be removed from the presence of God, which made them quake in their sandals.
On the other hand Moses wanted to see his face.
But the Israelites, who fled the scene and had a rebellious party, were the ones who vowed to be good, when it was not required to do so.
They had the chance to know who God really was, to be a friend like Moses, but they choose a strange system of promises instead, which they never kept as history tells.
Humanism raised its ugly head at Mt Sinai, once again, the human race isn't interested in being friends with God, instead it chooses to rebel, and then pretends that it is able to spontaneously produce goodness, as if God is dead.
If we are friends with God, we will not need to take any ridiculous self righteous vows, which don't even last till Monday morning.
Israel made the same mistake at Mt Sinai. They wanted to be removed from the presence of God, which made them quake in their sandals.
On the other hand Moses wanted to see his face.
But the Israelites, who fled the scene and had a rebellious party, were the ones who vowed to be good, when it was not required to do so.
They had the chance to know who God really was, to be a friend like Moses, but they choose a strange system of promises instead, which they never kept as history tells.
Humanism raised its ugly head at Mt Sinai, once again, the human race isn't interested in being friends with God, instead it chooses to rebel, and then pretends that it is able to spontaneously produce goodness, as if God is dead.
If we are friends with God, we will not need to take any ridiculous self righteous vows, which don't even last till Monday morning.
