Gospel

The Gospel is not a command to do anything at all. Meaning we cannot make ourselves righteous and good, we need the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
Gospel means "good news." Being brought from sin and death to righteousness and eternal life by the grace of God through Jesus Christ, certainly is the best news that a person could ever hear!
The Gospel is an announcement that Christ has already defeated sin and death.

It is Finished! (John 19:30)

The battle has already been won! Jesus paid it all! We are victorious in Christ!
Christ exchanged our sins for His righteousness when He died on the Cross as He took the punishment that we deserve. "The Glorious Exchange"
Jesus is the Hero! It's all about Him!
Our relationship with God has nothing to do with our performance; it has everything to do with Christ's performance for us!
All too often in our relationship with God we drift into a "performance mode" which can easily take our eyes off Jesus and what He has done and is doing for us.