Christianity is a Faith of Spiritual Surrender and Submission
When God was delivering the Ten Commandments to the Jews, He was establishing a people to commune with to bring about His plan of redemption. Exodus 20 paints a vivid picture of Moses standing over the people listing out the commandments with flashes of lightning and the roaring of thunder. The mountain before them was smoking and sounds of a trumpet could be heard. God was illustrating His sovereign power over the elements and almighty presence to the people He desired to commune with. These commandments were not merely dictatorial instruction, it was a special invitation to be with God. The people were so afraid of this supernatural display of power and did not want to speak to God telling Moses to do it for them Exodus 20:19 : [They] said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die." Already in the beginning, the Jews were resisting this invitation to commune with God. The response from Moses is one that so illustrates the g...