Every evangelical has heard a presentation of the gospel that runs something like this: you are a sinner, unable to save yourself. But God, being rich in mercy, sent his only Son to live the perfect life you should have lived, to die the death you should have died, and to rise again three days later victorious over the sin and death you brought upon yourself. All you have to do is believe in him, and Christ’s perfect record will be counted as your own. This message has gone by many names—just……