The prophet Micah didn't know anything about Heaven and Hell. It wasn't part of the Old Testament framework.
Yet, he went on to define what was good. This is interesting to me because in my Evangelical faith heritage, we didn't really talk about being good... we talked about having faith. Pretty much the only time the word good came up was to remind us that nobody was any good.
So why did Micah tell people how to be good?
He wanted to save their souls.
Not some wispy energy that lives on after mortal life.
He wanted your heart and mind to be whole in this life. For your benefit and the benefit of others.
How did he say to be good?
Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly.
Sounds like a good way to save my soul.
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