So many people in Rome had already met Paul. They, like the Apostle, had travelled: at some point they heard the gospel and gave their lives to Jesus Christ.

When we come to Christ, we also become a part of His family: and the relationships we develop, in the Lord, are very special.

Paul was pleased with the church in Rome. They had obeyed the Lord and their zeal was well known.

What a wonderful final paragraph for Paul to write to the believers in Rome. It is a summary of the gospel through which the church came into being.