The letter of the apostle Paul to the church in Rome is one of the most complete and most comprehensive manifestos of the Christian gospel. In it, Paul unwraps “the whole counsel of God” – man’s sin and utter lost condition, Christ’s death to save him, faith in Christ as the sole condition of his acceptance, the work of the Holy Spirit for his personal growth in holiness, the place and purpose of Israel in God’s plan, and the ethical implication of being a Christian.