Why was Jesus nailed to the cross?
God's love for mankind nailed Jesus to the cross. The work of the cross was love epitomized, and by that act He fulfilled the demands of the Law, for love is the fulfillment of the law as taught in Romans 13.
Les explains that the work of the cross was love—love epitomized. It was God's love for mankind that nailed Him to the cross, and as a result He fulfilled the demands of the Law. The context in Romans 13 shows that loving one another fulfills the law, so the believer is not under a legalistic, pressurized system. Rather, the indwelling Holy Spirit directs our thinking and actions, though we are not sinless or perfect.