Having established that God’s salvation is a gift, consisting in a ‘righteousness’ which has been effected for us and given to us, in this next section of his letter Paul explains the way in which that gift of salvation is received – through the exercise of faith. Jerry works through Paul’s teaching and shows how Paul is careful to insist that this faith involves both believing the promise of God, and believing into the Person of Christ, thereby enjoying a whole new relationship with God.