The first epistle in the New Testament was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Rome. It is perhaps the clearest and most thorough demonstration of the Gospel in the Bible. Paul begins the letter by describing how all human beings are separated from God by sin. Death is the end result of sin and humans are incapable of being good enough to measure up to God. Then Paul reveals "a righteousness that is by faith" - in other words a righteousness that is given as a free gift when someone believes that Jesus Christ died for their sins and rose again. Those who have a genuine faith in Christ have the Holy Spirit and those who have the Holy Spirit are the children of God.
CHAPTER 3 (Verses 10–12; 21–31)
CHAPTER 5 (Verses 6–11)
CHAPTER 8 (Verses 31–39)