What is the only remedy for sin and death according to this teaching?
The Gospel is the sole remedy: the message that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. Sin and death have been linked since Adam sinned, and the world lives in that reality. Clichés like simply taking Jesus into your life circumvent this Gospel.
Les teaches that sin and death have been tied together ever since Adam ate and sinned, and death came immediately. The whole world lives in the midst of that reality. The only remedy is the Gospel—the message that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. Les contrasts this with clichés such as “just take Jesus into your life,” which circumvent the Gospel. This Gospel sets believers apart from sin and death, an everyday experience through the law of the Spirit in Christ Jesus.