The Belittling of God’s Glory and the Horrors of Hell The condition of the human heart throws God’s God-centeredness into stark relief. Man by nature does not have a heart to glorify God. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). In our wickedness, we suppress the truth that God is our Sovereign and worthy of all our allegiance and affection. By nature we exchange the glory of the immortal God for dim images of it in creation (Rom. 1:18, 23). We forsake the fountain of living
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