Question:
If Jesus did not die for sin, what would become of the world?

Answer:
We can say on the authority of the Word of God that had not Jesus died for sin, the whole world would be consigned to the lake of fire for all eternity. “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23) and “it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). This is the two-fold penalty for sin and had not Jesus endured this penalty on the cross of Calvary, God’s holiness would have demanded that the world, which is made up of sinners, be “cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15).

The Bible says that “God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). This verse is speaking of God’s intrinsic holiness and because God is holy, He cannot tolerate sin. He must judge sin. But thank God that we also learn that “God is love” (1 John 4:8), and that His love found a way to redeem sinful men from the judgment they so richly deserved (see John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9, 10). The cross of Christ, where Jesus died and was judged for sin, is that way. Without it, no one would escape the two-fold penalty for sin. All, without exception, would experience the wrath of God abiding upon them for a never-ending eternity (see John 3:36b—this is the doom of all who refuse to avail themselves of God’s provision of salvation through His beloved Son).