God is a just and righteous God, perfect (Deuteronomy 32:4). God, therefore, cannot let imperfect, sinful humans into his presence. In his justice, God gives every person the fairly penalty for his or her sin--eternal separation from the holy God.
God is also a God of wrath -- holy wrath against sin. Romans 1:18 says, The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. That wrath is against all who have sinned.
However, God is also a loving God (1 John 4:8). Indeed, God demonstrated his self-giving love for us by sending Jesus Christ to die for us (Romans 5:8)
These two keys attributes of God -- holy wrath and love -- fuse on the Cross. For that's where God shows his love satisfying his holy wrath in order to provide a path for sinful humans to know the holy God.
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