Why has God determined it appropriate to establish an eternal, unending judgment?

And what is the one main sin it is designed to punish?

And how are we all made so guilty that this punishment is appropriate and fitting for

every human being who is separated from Christ?

It's into this very heavy but essential question we find the answer in Romans 1.

The following clip is from a sermon John Piper delivered last year in England at Revive,

a week in conference of the Commission Church Planning Network.

Here's what Pastor John had to say.

We never, we never leave God because we value Him little.

We also exchange God because we value something else more.

Let me say that again.

Nobody leaves God for safe God, a man who's God, suppresses God, turns away from God simply

because they value Him little.

We always turn away from God because we value something else more, which is why it is

such a cosmic insult and infinite outrage.

This is the infinite outrage in the universe, that human beings prefer something else to

God.

So here we are at verse 22, claiming to be wise, they became fools and here comes they exchanged

the glory of God, the immortal God for images.

They became fools and exchanged the glory of God for images and just think that through

because you've all done it and we're tempted to do it every day.

To exchange something for something means to express a preference, right?

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