Is There a Gap Between God's Character and Ourselves?

Every nation, at every point, is going to experience something of a gap between how it actually properly reflects god's character and values. And the reason for that is because if you don't expect it as a christian, that there is going to be a gap, then when it does open up, that's when the anxiety sets in. We're headed in the wrong direction. That was the anxious energy that drove us to such extreme measures on sixth wight.