to bring us to God.

"But what is the ultimate good in the good news?  It all ends in one thing: God himself.  All the words of the gospel lead to him, or they are not the gospel.  For example, salvation is not good news if it only saves from hell and not for God.  Forgiveness is not good news if it only gives relief from guilt and doesn't open the way to God.  Justification is not good news if it only makes us legally acceptable to God but doesn't bring fellowship with God.  Redemption is not good news if it only liberates us from bondage but doesn't bring us to God.  Adoption is not good news if it only puts us in the Father's family but not in his arms."

-John Piper, Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die