John 3:17 God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.

Many people have the wrong perception of God.  Some think he is out to get us.  That when we mess up, he is just waiting to pound us with his fists.  However, this is not God’s nature.  He didn’t send his Son to condemn the world, but to save it.  He’s not pointing an accusing finger, but instead, he has both arms wide open, hoping for our redemption and restoration.  If God’s nature were to condemn us, he certainly would have never sent his Son in the first place.  Instead, his nature is to put the world and us right again.  This is why he sent his Son.  And because of this, we don’t have to worship God out of fear but out of gratitude.