Romans - God's Righteousness

The purpose of the Apostle Paul in writing this epistle was to make known to the saints in Rome the gospel that he preached among the Gentiles. At the time of its writing, he had not been to Rome, and therefore, did not know all of the believers there - though in Chapter 16, he mentions some by name whom he did know. Since this was the case, Paul had reason to believe that the saints in Rome may not been apprised of the full gospel that he preached - which he calls, "my gospel" (chapters 2:16; 16:25). Therefore, he undertakes to systematically set forth the length and breath of the gospel, with the aim of grounding the Roman saints in the foundations of the Christian faith.