Two questions immediately suggest themselves: Why Romans? And why Romans 8?

Romans, because it is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive and the most profound of Paul's letters. And because it is the source letter for all of Paul's theology, and the fountainhead of the central doctrine of our gospel — justification by faith.

And Romans chapter 8 because this chapter is the peak, the climax, of this mighty epistle. Everything before Romans 8 is a preparation for it; and everything that follows it is detail and exhortation arising from it. In Romans 8, and with the the loveliest of terms, Romans 8 describes the fullness of the blessings, present and future, to be found in Christ. This may be summarized in Paul's beautiful phrase: "the glorious liberty of God's dear children" (v. 21). These words, rightly understood, are far from vague. They are clear and bright with promise. They are marvelous, awesome, and wonderful.