Vaughan Roberts makes the following point in how sinful people should approach God: “When England won the world cup back in 1966 Bobby Moore had the privilege of receiving the trophy from the Queen in front of the home crowd. Afterwards, he was asked what it felt like. ‘It was terrifying,’ he replied. ‘When I approached her I realized that the Queen was wearing some beautiful white gloves. I looked at my hands and they were covered in mud, and I thought, “How can I shake hands with her like this? I will make her gloves dirty.” If he was worried about approaching the Queen with his muddy hands, how much more should we when we approach God? God does not just have white hands; He is perfectly clean all over. He is the Holy God. And we don’t just have dirty hands; we are dirty deep within because of what the Bible calls our ‘sin’; we have disobeyed God’s commandments. That is why the people of Israel were sent into exile away from His presence.”

Vaughan Roberts: Missing The Point? , p.20-21, also Turning Points , p.47-48