“Humanity put God to the test, judged Him, and decided against acknowledging Him. In response, God put humankind to the test by giving them over to their lust, proving them to be depraved [which means] ‘not worthy or genuine’…They are ‘without excuse.’ They willingly ignored their Creator, their knowledge of right and wrong, and the penalty for sin, even to the point of praising the wrongdoing of others…This indictment left God no other choice than to separate Himself from humanity. To accept or tolerate immorality would be to deny His own holy, righteous nature. He said, in effect, ‘Your willful rejection of Me has left Me no other choice; I must put you out of My presence.’ And whether we realize it or not, there can be no more dreadful condition than this.” — Chuck Swindoll on Romans 1