" In our present fallen, rebellious condition, nothing--I say it again carefully-- nothing is more crucial for humanity than escaping the omnipotent wrath of God. That is not the ultimate goal of the cross. It is just infinitely necessary--and valuable beyond words. The ultimate goal of the cross--the ultimate good of the gospel--is the everlasting enjoyment of God. The glorious work of Christ in bearing our sins and removing God's wrath and providing our righteousness is aimed finally at this: "Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God" (1 Pet. 3:18). Jesus died for us so that we might say with the psalmist, "I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy" (Ps. 43:4). "

― John Piper , The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World