Sin ripped the relationship between God and humanity. If it takes nine miles to get in and nine miles to get out, then in the same sense, this required God to become man in the incarnation to repair the rip of sin. It was mankind who caused the rip. So, as a result, God, through Jesus, was the only one who could repair the relationship and provide a way for deeper intimacy with Him (2 Corinthians 5:18–19).
