God is all encompassing so it allows all possibilities to manifest. No need to "judge".
God’s forgiveness and judgement go hand-in-hand. God’s forgiveness is the divine pardoning of the believer’s sins and aligns the believer with Jesus Christ. As people we can forgive one another, but that forgiveness is more about us and not the person forgiven; in essence, we have forgiven someone else and let go of the circumstance that has caused us trouble or pain. The one we forgave can continue on and act in the same manner that caused us pain. For God forgiveness is reversed….it’s again about us….it’s always about us. The divine judgement of God is the other side of the coin meant for those that have not chosen him.
The judgement of God is meant for our edification, not his….he already knows, we do not (at least those that don’t belief). It’s the ultimate courtroom in which those that have chosen not to align themselves with God will fully understand the ramifications of their choice before being eternally separated from him (all this honored per the request of the nonbeliever). God did not create us to reject him, he created us to choose him like he chose us.
The purpose of God’s law is not punishment, the purpose of God’s law is freedom from sin. Sin is what shackles us, not the law. The law of God reveals the sin in our lives and provides a means to free us from our shackles. Christ then came as the perfect fulfillment of the law…the perfect gift of love that forever provides the pathway to freedom. The sin we indulge in is the illusion of freedom, but true freedom comes from aligning ourselves with God. No longer must we shed the blood of the perfect specimens of our herds, provide grain offerings, etc..……the Son of God established a new convenant so that all can come to him and free themselves from their shackles.
Again God doesn’t need us to appease himself, but if we want to be aligned with him we must accept his law. Again the framework of the scenario you present focuses on the “what God needs”, but the true focus is what we need….that’s always tends to be missed. The law is meant for us, but God willingly fulfilled his law for us when he didn’t have to and demonstrated for us what it means to sacrifice and love others when they truly don’t deserve it.
Jesus Christ’s act on Calvary’s cross was not required, it didn’t have to happen. It was an act of love given to us who did not deserve it so that we may be set free from the bonds of sin. Although first we must acknowledge that we are sinners and thereinlies the rub LOL!!
