The creator sacrificed himself for his own creation, for he himself is responsible for the creation. Ancient people knew a sacrifice must be done not by what has been done but by what has to be done. They understood it intuitively. But they sacrificed to false gods.
Now the question most atheists ask is why can't God just forgive himself?
Imagine a father beating up his children and excusing himself. Is that sufficient? If he does so, neither his behavior nor the children's behavior will change.
God is responsible; he is a protector. Only he himself can find a solution to the problem he has created. And he must be righteous. A man who fools himself becomes a lesser man. If that is the case among men, God is not fooling himself with false virtues and even a bit of unauthenticity.
Now God has a choice. To lower his standards and excuse men and be like one among them. Then God ceases to be God. The place of high virtue has fallen. He can no longer tell them to be perfect.
But God took human form and sacrificed himself and told them to be perfect like him.
That also means you must own your mistakes, your failings. Even if nobody is seeing, you must be accountable to yourself.
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