My Dad has observed that resistance to the simplicity of the Good News of Jesus Christ always comes from the church. In Europe especially, he’s been criticized openly. The reverends say: “If you make salvation too easy, everyone will want it.” To which my Dad would reply: “Isn’t that the point?”

Why would we ever hold back from painting the message of Jesus Christ in all its glory? It is glorious Good News. This isn’t pie-in-the-sky, cheap grace, or a false gospel, or prosperity. It’s the biblical message, which is simple, and it’s free, and it is good. It’s great news!

Many Christians seem to forget that salvation is the freely given gift—God’s gift—to each of us. We all stand in need of the Good News of God’s gift of salvation even after we believe. Especially after we believe. The Good News never stops being good. It just gets better and better with age.

Of course, each of us will go through periods of loss, grief, sorrow, and deep pain. But in the big picture those are typically relatively limited.

We have received the greatest gift God could ever give, and now we can invite others to embrace the best news the world has ever heard. What could be better?

This is Andrew Palau.