This message shows us that God’s concern for the human condition causes Him to get fully involved and to take full responsibility, so that all who acknowledge their need might be fully forgiven. This is not an after-throught, the The Old Testament writings show that God has planned this throughout and before history.

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:3 English Standard Version (ESV)