Anthropocentricity...

We see ourselves as the centre of the universe because we are the ones with the questions and we are selfish. It's all about us. The Bible is about us. Salvation is about us. Eternal life is about us. Sadly, we need it to be about us to value the discussion.

God, however, is love. He is the embodiment of love and He embues the universe with His love. When creation steps away from God's love disunity ensues.

Humanity is a prodigal son, rocky soil, Israel, Cain, Eve. We need God's love. Jesus is God's love incarnate. He became like us so we could see what God was up to. So we could see His love with our disbelieving eyes and touch his wounded side.

God became man so that man could see God. God knew (knows) sinful humanity can only see Him if He dresses like us, walks like us and dies like us - because we are so self focused. He became one of us so that we could become one with Him.

We are selfish. God is love.

Jesus showed we can live unselfish lives only when we know God is Love.  Knowing yourself is not the key to a full human life. Knowing God is. The self-centred life leads us to psychosis. The God-centred life leads us to love others.

God's "Plan A" is love. It always has been and always will be. It was our choice that made His love look like death. Not His. It's our inability to comprehend His love that makes us think he had any other choice.