But if you went out into the streets of Norfolk today and told people that the good news through which they are being saved is that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again, they'd look at you with blank stares and hurry away in the opposite direction. The headlines need more flesh, they need an in-depth article to explain what they really mean. And for today's world, they can no longer be satisfactorily explained in terms that were acceptable and understandable centuries ago. Our language and our culture has changed almost beyond recognition, and if we're really to spell out the good news, we need to use today's language and speak within today's culture. In other words, although churchy language may be OK in church, it certainly isn't a suitable medium for telling the good news to non-churchgoers.
Headlines can be very misleading.
St. Paul tells us that we're being saved from our sins because Jesus died to save us from our sins. Except that everybody dies eventually, and there's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that bad people die any earlier than good people. Imagine for a moment that you're a teenager again, and madly in love. That's how God feels about you, all the time. He waits to pour his love into and over and through each one of us, with all the benefits of healing and deep inner peace that brings.