I remember one exceptionally heated debate some six years ago in seminary. The Evangelicals insisted that God was first and foremost holy . The liberals insisted that God is above all else love . I can appreciate the confusion.
Humanity is sinful.
Jesus paid the price for our sins. So if you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your sins will be blotted out, and you can get into heaven. This is a rather crude summary of the doctrine of atonement a doctrine that needs careful attention. There is an overwhelming amount of confusion over both holiness and love. The confusion has its contemporary reasons, but it s at least as old as Abraham.