You kinda' went off the rail here.
Biblically, God never responds to sin with sympathy, because God is infinitely holy and cannot tolerate sin in his presence. Sin is to the presence of God as deadly bacteria is to an OR (operating room)--to be destroyed.
Thank you, Clare 73. Perhaps I did not articulate my sentiments that well. To clear up any misunderstanding, I'm saying, "God feels sympathy/compassion for mankind in his condition as a sinner, and not "God feels sympathy for sin", which is illogical.
Sin incurs God's great "displeasure" (i.e., wrath, John 3:36; Romans 5:9), his justice requiring its retribution (just as law-breaking does in our legal system). If not, God could have "sympathized" with sin, and Jesus would not have had to be its atoning bloody sacrifice.
Here is where deviations in theology have occurred throughout history. Is Christ's suffering a display of God's retribution, or His mercy and understanding?
The wrath of God in Romans 1, is against all unrighteousness of men, who suppress the Truth of God's Eternal Power in their reasonings as the Godhead and Creator of all things. As such mankind did not esteem God as the Power that is the Light of mankind, and became vain and unthankful to God in their foolishness.
Some people interpret this as Paul saying that we know what's right but didn't want to do it. So that when Paul says that God gave men over to their flesh to become sinful, they see it as God let them do what they wanted to do, rather than God let them become sinful to show them what we become without His wisdom.
We have God's favor because the retribution for our sin has been paid, and we have been made righteous by Christ's righteousness being accounted to us (Romans 5:19), as righteousness was accounted/credited to Abraham (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3), not because God ever sympathizes with sin.
Well, I disagree that the cruelty endured by Jesus on the cross is God's wrath/retribution. The law required a blood sacrifice. In His blood is a New Covenant. Jesus died so that through death he could destroy the devil who had the power of death under the Old Covenant. God desired mercy and understanding (Sympathy), not sacrifice.
Biblically, God never responds to sin with sympathy, because God is infinitely holy and cannot tolerate sin in his presence. Sin is to the presence of God as deadly bacteria is to an OR (operating room)--to be destroyed.
Matthew 18:21-35
King James Version
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.