If we don’t understand that God finds us hateful and loathsome in our sin, we won’t be as stunned by the depth of his love for us.

In the final judgment, God’s justice will be fully vindicated, his grace and mercy will be underlined, and our worship will be intensified.

The book of Genesis records life spans in the hundreds of years. Why did the first humans live for so long — and why are our life spans today so short?