In this next part of the letter to the Romans, Paul, whose background was Jewish, presents some questions which the Jews might ask. Then he answers them. His answers are hard for us to understand because we don’t have the same mindset as the Jews. His conclusion however is clearer …. “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin..”  There is only one way to God and that is beautifully explained in the last part of this chapter.