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The law is a reflection of God's character. He is perfect and holy, so anything that is in violation of His character, or anything that is unholy, is "sin". God didn't just arbitrarily come up with laws for people to follow. Lying is wrong because God is incapable of lying. Same goes for stealing, adultery, etc. They are violations of his holy character. God is also just and righteous. So if a sin is committed, the person who committed it must be punished. God wouldn’t be good if He let evil go on without consequence. A good judge condemns and punishes those who commit murder, rape, etc. It’s the bad judge who says, “There’s nothing wrong with this.” It shows how righteous God is. Hell shows just how serious God takes sin. So we must be punished for doing wrong. It’s because He is good that He must punish evil.  

The law is a reflection of God's character. He is perfect and holy, so anything that is in violation of His character, or anything that is unholy, is "sin". God didn't just arbitrarily come up with laws for people to follow. Lying is wrong because God is incapable of lying. Same goes for stealing, adultery, etc. They are violations of his holy character. God is also just and righteous. So if a sin is committed, the person who committed it must be punished. God wouldn’t be good if He let evil go on without consequence. A good judge condemns and punishes those who commit murder, rape, etc. It’s the bad judge who says, “There’s nothing wrong with this.” It shows how righteous God is. Hell shows just how serious God takes sin. So we must be punished for doing wrong. It’s because He is good that He must punish evil.  

However, God has tremendous love for people. It was obvious that people couldn’t meet that perfect standard, because of they're free will. So God Himself took that punishment for us. The punishment for sin is death (Romans 6:23). That’s why He died on the cross. God had to take the punishment, death, in order to save us. The crucifixion of Jesus (God in flesh) was both the greatest act of judgment the world has ever seen and the greatest act of mercy the world has ever seen at the same time.

However, God has tremendous love for people. It was obvious that people couldn’t meet that perfect standard, because of they're free will. So God Himself took that punishment for us. The punishment for sin is death (Romans 6:23). That’s why He died on the cross. God had to take the punishment, death, in order to save us. The crucifixion of Jesus (God in flesh) was both the greatest act of judgment the world has ever seen and the greatest act of mercy the world has ever seen at the same time.