If God is love, why did He require the gruesome death of His Son?

Q: Hi Dr. E – I enjoy listening to the podcasts. My question is why when God so loved the world would He take the offering of His Son on earth with such a horrific suffering and death? I understand it is the ultimate to sacrifice the offering of something so valuable to show that love, but still it is conflicting.

Takeaways

• God’s love is multifaceted.
• God’s love is demonstrated through the sacrifice of His Son.
• The relationship between God’s love and wrath is essential to understand.
• Justice and mercy are two sides of the same coin in God’s character.
• The brutality of Christ’s death illustrates the severity of sin.
• The Old Testament provides foundational understanding for New Testament theology.
• Sin is egregious and requires a serious response from God.
• The sacrificial system foreshadows Christ’s ultimate sacrifice.
• God’s wrath was poured out on Christ for the sake of believers.
• Redemption is available through faith in Christ alone.

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