Until we understand the bad news, the Good News won't make much sense; a cure for a horrible disease can't be appreciated as a wonderful thing unless we see the horrible disease. Pastor Scott implores us to comprehend the futility of our own sense of morality before a perfectly holy and righteous God. Nothing unholy can enter into Heaven, and we are all stained by sin. The gospel teaches us that there is a way to be washed, to go from guilty to innocent, so we can stand without fear before God, knowing we are covered by the righteousness of Christ and our debts were cancelled on the cross.