Big Idea: God judges everyone impartially, and no one measures up, so salvation comes only through faith in Jesus.

Ask most people how they can be right with God, and you’ll hear something like this: “I’m basically a good person. I try to live a moral life. I am kind to others. I’m not perfect, but on the whole, I think God will be pleased with me.” This is the typical response because we all instinctively know that goodness matters, and so we try to be good. We know that we’re not perfect, but w...