The Gospel Is Not A Second Chance! One of the biggest misconceptions about Christianity is that it is a second chance at life. Of course this could be because we preach that it’s a second chance at life. But the truth is that the gospel of Jesus Christ is not one which gives people a second chance at life. Rather it is one that ends their life. The message of the gospel is not God saying- “OK, you’ve really messed up but don’t worry, here’s another shot.” No, the message of the gospel is God saying – “You can’t do this… why don’t you let Me take over for you.” The evolution of the message It’s easy to see how we got ourselves here – we love self-righteousness. It’s something we all love to do, to earn our own righteous standing before God. The Apostles founded the church on a solid message of Grace. Yet, we somehow spent over a thousand years preaching works to get right with God and earn the forgiveness of Jesus! I mean… talk about self-righteous!
Having determined our destiny ahead of time, he called us to himself and transferred his perfect righteousness to everyone he called. And those who possess his perfect righteousness he co-glorified with his Son.