Philo of Alexandria – a Jewish contemporary philosopher in Jesus’ time – writes that “there has never been a single man who, by his own unassisted power, has run the whole course of his life, from the beginning to the end, without stumbling.”
There is a universal moral conscience of rightness and wrongness; a yearning and need for forgiveness when a person has done something wrong.
God delights in forgiving His children who humble themselves and return to Him with a contrite heart so they might live a wholesome and full life, soaking in His outpouring of grace.
He is not a tyrant who loves to inflict pain upon his children whenever they miss the mark or a sadist who takes pleasure in seeing their suffering.
