The Nature of Sin

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” Romans 1:18

“Why is the preaching of the Gospel an urgent matter? The answer is ‘ that the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men’.There is in us, in man, this terrible, mighty power called ‘sin’ which alienates us from God and leads us to hate Him, and at the same time debases us and leads us to conduct which can only be described as disgusting. How idle it is to think of these matters and to discuss them theoretically. How criminal to look at life through rose- colored spectacles. It is only as we face the facts, and realize the true nature of the problem, that we shall come to see that one power alone is sufficient and adequate to deal with it— the power of God.
That is why the Gospel is good news. The wrath of God is already revealed (Rom.18-20). But now the way to escape that wrath is also revealed in the gospel of Christ. To argue about, and to object to the wrath, and meantime to ignore the announcement concerning the love and grace, is not only the height of folly, it is also to condemn oneself to needless suffering and punishment; and at the same time it robs us of every excuse and plea.”

Dr. Martyn Lloyd- Jones, The Plight and the Power of God