What is the only remedy for our sin?
The only remedy for sin is the gospel: Christ died, was buried, shed His blood, and rose from the dead. When a person believes this message, God imputes His righteousness to them, not because of human works or merit, but entirely by grace, just as Abraham believed and was counted righteous.
Les explains that salvation is not by works or by trying to merit favor with God. If salvation were by works, the reward would not be reckoned of grace but of death, and no one can put God in debt; He owes no man anything, not even a righteous man like Abraham. The only remedy for our sin is the gospel: Christ died, was buried, shed His blood, and rose from the dead. When we believe it, just as God saw Abraham believe, God imputes His righteousness to us—none of our own, all of His.