Note: Yes, because we all eventually die! Evidently this principle of sin leading to death was so firmly entrenched in God’s kingdom that He himself could not change it for us. If He could overlook the sin problem in us, how could He expect order and harmony in heaven? So He devised a rescue mission for us and He appointed the apostle Paul to communicate it to us. The word “gospel” means good news. And when you discover what this gospel is you will agree that the gospel truly is good news.
In reading Paul’s writings you will find a key phrase that runs all through his letters. That phrase is “in Christ” or “in Christ Jesus”. Other similar phrases such as “in Him” or “together with Him” or “in the Beloved” or “in Whom” etc., all express the same idea. If we do not understand what the Bible means by this expression, “in Christ,” we will never be able to fully understand the good news of the gospel.