Why is God's holiness significant in the death of Christ?

The holiness of God plays a pivotal role in our understanding of Christ's death on the cross. The sermon emphasizes that God is too holy to look upon sin with favor, which necessitated the separation of God the Father from God the Son during the crucifixion. 'Thou art holy' is a declaration of God’s nature that demands justice for sin. Because Christ bore our sins, He was regarded as forsaken by the Father, illustrating that God's justice was fully satisfied through His suffering and death. The repercussions of God's holiness highlight that the only acceptable sacrifice was a sinless one, and Christ, being without sin, fulfilled that requirement, thereby upholding both God's righteousness and His love.