Three scientists—Papaia, Banani, Ravioli—and their assistant Igor, who were supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference, take the wrong flight and end up on the other side of the world. After arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel to spend the night, but it’s not exactly what they expected… in the sense that it’s terrible. After a rough night, they also get stuck in the elevator.
We’re in the elevator, where the four of them are stuck and discussing Genesis.
Ravioli: So as long as sin exists, the separation remains. Look what happens in Exodus 3, when God appears to Moses: He tells him not to come closer, and Moses covers his face in fear.
Banani: Why was he afraid?
Ravioli: In Exodus 33:20, God clearly says: “You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
Banani: But isn’t Jesus God? Yet people saw Him.
Ravioli: Exactly. Philippians 2:8 explains that Jesus, though God, “humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross.”
Banani: So man cannot see God in His full glory.
Ravioli: Exactly. And that’s because of our sins.
Banani: But if someone had never sinned, could they see God?
Ravioli: In theory, yes. But we’ve all inherited Adam’s sinful nature. There is no one who doesn’t sin.
Banani: And how do we establish that?
Ravioli: In Exodus 20, God gives Moses the Ten Commandments. It’s the basis of moral law, the same law Jesus refers to when He says it remains valid.
Banani: Like “don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t kill”…
Ravioli: Exactly.
Banani: Well, no one can follow them all to the letter. But sometimes it depends on the circumstances…
Ravioli: No, Banani. That’s just an excuse. If we try to justify ourselves, it’s because deep down we know there’s a higher moral law that wasn’t invented by man, but was written by God in our hearts.
Banani: You’re right. No one is truly perfect in front of the moral law.