The motive then behind the doctrine of Sin is not to drive us into a sense of despair but rather to create a full awareness of the depth of the human problem. And it is at this point of recognition where the movement of 'grace' often begins. Although it meant death to the One who came, it also meant an everlasting knowledge that we are, in the eyes of God, of ultimate worth and value. That is not something we must try to be, or try to earn that is something that we are, and it is a gift, albeit a costly gift, from God. So there is no need to paint pictures of hell.
Sin is no longer a castigation, but an invitation to believe, an invitation to faith.
Sin, on its own, without even our prodding, invites repentance. It is this world of grace to which, the Gospel proclaims, you and I are called. It is this world of grace which saves us, forgives us, and makes us whole. It is a world that is meant to be not only for us, but for the whole of creation. True, the world we continue to live in is a world outside of Eden, full of dents and scars.