One of the narratives that most people believe is that when we sin we have to do something to appease God's wrath and anger. We try to be good people, we do certain things so that God will be "pleased" with us because if not, He will destroy us. That narrative is not true. If we are really going to know the God of the Bible, we need to know that He is a forgiving God and therefore we can be forgiven and extend forgiveness to others.