Romans 1: 1-7

 Paul, a servant[a] of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David[b] according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,

7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
-Romans 1:1-7

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    Wow....after reading this little blurb, I am speechless. There's nothing too special about these verses; nothing drastic has happened; however, from these verses, I am able to infer the kind of person Paul is. Paul is a devoted Christian and in introducing himself, he shares the gospel and that's completely mind-boggling to me. Paul is so confident and sure of his faith that it has become who he identifies himself as. Whenever I meet new people I introduce myself like: " Hi my name is Jenny. I am a senior nursing major at Ramapo College. I live in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. I am Chinese American." But I usually don't even introduce myself as a Christian, let alone share the gospel as I introduce myself. To be honest, in reading these verses I am a little ashamed of myself. I have a lot to learn from Paul, starting with having my faith be a part of my identity; changing my introduction to be: "Hi my name is Jenny and I'm a Christian."