that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. — 2 Corinthians 5:19

Here's the heart of the Gospel: God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and he's not counting your trespasses against you. The reconciliation happened at the cross—God didn't wait for us to clean up our act. He made the first move. And now he's entrusted us with the message: be reconciled to God.