Romans 1 begins by explaining the facts of the "gospel" or Good News. Paul says that Jesus came as a human by natural descent, was from the line of David, died and was raised from the dead, and made God's grace available to us. Paul then explains that through Christ, we have been given the privilege of being called and the responsibility to share what God has done, so others will believe and bring glory to His name. Paul says, "For I am not ashamed of the Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes...and makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith" (v.16-17). In other words, believers are declared right with God because of faith (in Christ) alone. In the remaining verses of chapter 1, Paul explains that God will show his anger to those "who push the truth (of God) away" and that all people everywhere know this truth instinctively. People can clearly see in creation the evidence of God's eternal power and divine nature and they have "no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God" (v.19-20).