Paul mentions his conversion to Christ several times in his epistles and stresses that, despite his earlier opposition, he is a proponent of Jesus and the Gospel. Paul wrote the Book of Romans in A.D. 57. This was around the time he had completed his third missionary journey. Paul had not yet visited Rome, so the Church itself was not founded directly by Paul, but many believe that during his earlier missionary journeys Paul had shared the Gospel with those who started the Church. Romans expresses the themes of Man’s depravity and need for justification. The book also encourages the pursuit of righteousness and provides instruction on how to live out our faith in a way that honors the Lord and His eternal Word. Paul explains clearly how we are all on level ground when it comes to our need for a Savior. Although Romans is full of complexity and profound Christian doctrine, Paul covers how to apply these things practically in the lives of every believer. Adrian Rogers said, “If I were shipwrecked on an island and allowed only one book to read, it would be the Bible. And if I were allowed only one of the 66 individual books of the Bible, it would be the Book of Romans.”
