Many things keep us from a child-like faith in a loving God. Our experience shapes our beliefs and expectations for life and greatly influence our view of who God is, and who He could and couldn´t be. The Gospel is the universal message that stands in stark contrast to the sins of the world we´ve lived in. The God of the Gospel is unfortunately viewed through eyes that have only seen evil apart from any of God´s goodness. God´s love is not limited or flawed as we receive from all others. God´s character is purely different from man´s, and the message of the Gospel is beauty that only a God can give.
The experience of sin keeps us from faith and from understanding God.