About the Cover: The word therefore always follows a reason. The first eleven chapters of Paul’s letter to the Romans set the stage for Paul's exhortation to live the sanctified life God has set in place for us. We have all sinned and deserved condemnation, but salvation is the free gift accomplished by the atoning sacrifice of Christ’s death on our behalf. We are justified by faith in Him. We have been united to Jesus by Baptism. We have died to sin and been raised to newness of life. It is all the gracious work of God, which is the foundation for therefore.