The Gospel is Not About Us And What We Have Done

Michael Horton, in Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church, p. 152:

The gospel is not about us and what we have done but about God and his success story. After all it is news. I recently watched a PBS conversation between retired television news anchors. One interesting point that all three participants made was that journalism (especially on television) has shifted from an older slogan like, "All the news you need to know," to "All the news that you can use." Even news has turned into therapy and entertainment. By definition, however, news is something you don't already know and you may not already think it is all that useful. You have to be told what has happened. Furthermore, you hear the news. In other words, you are a recipient. You did not make the news, but if the news is significant enough, it can make you.