Before traveling to Rome, Paul crafted the letter to the Romans. Based on the epistle, some ideas were obviously of great importance to Paul which he felt he needed to explain before his arrival. The resulting letter persists as the plainest and extremely well-organized presentation of Christian doctrine in Scripture. Paul begins by reminding his readers about the sinfulness of humanity. Since humanity rebels against him, God condemns all people. However, God in His grace offers justification by faith in His Son, Jesus. Once justified by God, the believer receives redemption, or salvation since Christ’s blood covers that person's sin. Paul goes on to present a clear message that the believer’s pursuit of God doesn’t stop with salvation. As
