Paul begins the book of Romans by expounding on the wrath of God against unbelievers, who have enough revelation in nature to compel them to worship their Creator, and to love Him, and yet they do not. They do not glorify God; they are not thankful. They descend into foolishness, gross wickedness, and the love of rebellion against God. But most of the remainder of Romans is about how God saves His loved ones from His just wrath! He does so, not by lowering the standards of justice, but by the dying of His Son as our sacrifice, and pursuing His beloved ones by the Holy Spirit. This was foretold in various prophecies, for example, by Micah: God will pardon our iniquity, and pass by our transgressions. God delights in mercy for His people. He will have compassion upon us, He will subdue our iniquities! God will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Indeed, our Lord Jesus, during His ministry, showed both common and extraordinary compassion on lost people around Him. Jesus kindly raised the poor widow's only son up in the very midst of his funeral procession! But more glorious is the compassion Jesus showed for lost sinners! The most amazing part is, that our Savior went to the cross, and suffered agony and shame for us, bearing our sins in His Own body on the tree, suffering the wrath of God in our place. And yet, He never laid a burden on His people as He died! He never leveled any recriminations against us, though it was for our crimes that He suffered so. He is always so kind to us, even when we are unkind to Him. He is so gentle with His people. He will never crush us, praise God!