Sin is a very big deal to God. Apart from His grace, we aren’t just a little bit off track; we’re hopelessly lost. Humanity has chosen rebellion and disobedience instead of faith and submission to God. As a result, our sin has incurred the wrath of God, which leads to devastating consequences. In order to understand the beauty and the magnitude of the good news, then, we have to understand the bad news first. We desperately need the righteousness of God that we can only find in the gospel.