“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, . . . If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand ? But there is forgiveness with thee” (Psalm 130:1,3,4).

The fact that we have been forgiven of our grievous sin is remembered in verse two of the well-loved hymn, “He Ransomed Me.”

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. . . . and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin” (I John 1:3,7).

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time” (I Timothy 2:5,6).

Folklore has it, as reinforced in classrooms and national parks, that petrified wood takes "millions and millions" of years to form. I've listened as many people have protested the Biblical doctrine of the young earth. "It takes too long to petrify wood. The earth must be old."