The Basis for the Hope of Salvation (Rom 5:1–11). This paragraph may be included with 3:21–4:25, or it may be considered the beginning of a new section that continues through Rom 8. The paragraph summarizes key motifs from the prior chapters but also introduces concepts that will figure into the following chapters. The believer, thanks to justification by faith, enjoys access to God’s grace and confident hope of sharing God’s glory, even in the midst of suffering. Since Christ died for the ungodly, the believer enjoys reconciliation with God and salvation from wrath.