The great mistake of the church is that it has preached to people about their sins and bad behavior, instead of preaching about God’s remedy for sin and bad behavior. The church has specialized in telling people what they should have done, but haven’t, and who they should be, but aren’t. We have made people self-conscious and afraid of God.

God’s message to humanity is not about sin, but about how He has already dealt with sin. God’s message to you as an individual is not about you and how you’d better change your ways; God’s message to you is simply an invitation to receive a gift. Paul wrote...