God chooses to re-create rather than start again with a new creation because he cares about his glory, even above the salvation of the image-bearing creature (although these concerns are necessarily and inextricably entwined). He cannot allow his image to be desecrated. We see another very early evidence of the working of Common Grace in the fact that Adam and Eve react with shame in their actions. By contrast, Satan is shameless.
Light in Public Life
