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[[Paul]]'s '''Epistle to the Romans''' (often referred to as simply "Romans") is the sixth book in the [[New Testament]].<ref>It is the 53rd book of the [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Bible]], the 52nd of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Bible, and 45th of the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Bible. See [[Biblical Canon]].</ref>  It is the first and longest (16 chapters) of what are commonly called the "Pauline Epistles" (books of the Bible, originally letters, written by [[Paul]]).  This Epistle appears based for its discussion of [[faith]] on the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]], of which Paul likely had a copy.

[[Paul]]'s '''Epistle to the Romans''' (often referred to as simply "Romans") is the sixth book in the [[New Testament]],<ref>It is the 53rd book of the [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Bible]], the 52nd of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Bible, and 45th of the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Bible. See [[Biblical Canon]].</ref>  the first and longest (16 chapters) of what are commonly called the "Pauline Epistles" (books of the Bible, originally letters, written by [[Paul]]).  This Epistle's discussion of [[faith]] appears based on the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]], of which Paul likely had a copy. Often-cited verses include 8:28, 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, 10:9, and 12:1-2.

This Epistle is considered perhaps the most important letter in all of [[Christianity]].  '''''Many Christians would pick this letter "if they could only have one book of the Bible on a deserted island'''''," observes ''The New Student Bible''.  The purpose of this Epistle is to preach to [[Roman]] Christians.  Much of its focus is on doctrine, and some scholars believe that Paul was writing because the Romans did not understand the [[faith]].  

This powerful Epistle is considered the most important letter in all of [[Christianity]].  '''''Many Christians would pick this letter "if they could only have one book of the Bible on a deserted island'''''," observes ''The New Student Bible''.  The purpose of this Epistle is to preach to [[Roman]] Christians.  Much of its focus is on doctrine, and some scholars believe that Paul was writing because the Romans did not understand the [[faith]].  

The first chapter of Romans ("Romans 1") contains the most stinging criticism of the [[liberal]] mindset of any writing, including:

The first chapter of Romans ("Romans 1") contains the most stinging criticism of the [[liberal]] mindset of any writing, including: