Deep within every human being is a longing that our Creator, in whose image we are made, would be pleased with us. He is pleased, however, with only one man— Jesus of Nazareth (cf. Matt. 3:17; 17:5)—and God has shown this to be so by raising him, and only him, from the dead (cf. Acts 17:31; Rom. 1:4). The fact that all human beings remain in the grave proves the divine disapproval of their lives. This is a depressing fact only for those who refuse to acknowledge their condition, turn, and bind themselves by faith to Christ crucified. For God has answered our cry for divine approval by putting forward his Son “as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith” (Rom. 3:25).  - John P. Harrigan