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The history of salvation reveals that the victory of God is in fact the victory of love, because the very essence of God is love, and "no height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." ( Romans 8：39﹚ Nothing can destroy the covenant made between God and man. In fact, the human race is made up of sinners, and human beings cannot save themselves from sin by their own ability. All is due to God's love for mankind, "They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, " ( Romans 3：24﹚ "But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. ” ( Romans 5：8﹚

Christ gave his life out of love. Through his death, the Holy Spirit fills every believer so that they can bear fruit according to God's will. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. " Galatians 5：22-23﹚ This grace of God is for all human kind. "In every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him. " ( Acts 10：35﹚ Though the universality of salvation is the central thinking of St. Paul, on the other hand, this thinking was against the circumcised people who considered themselves holy.

On the other hand, it emphasized salvation being a free gift of God, and action must be appropriate to God’s grace. St Paul stressed God’s grace and forgiveness come first, then followed by action of man. " Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access [by faith] to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God." ( Romans 5：1-2﹚ This faith is positive and creative. "For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love." ( Galatians 5：6﹚

St. Paul never failed to remind believers to live according to the grace of God and to act in accordance with the grace of God. He emphasized God's grace and forgiveness first, followed by human virtuous actions. "Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation." ( Romans 5：11﹚ The first task of evangelization is to impart God's grace. "And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” ( 2 Corinthians 5：18-20﹚

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Many times, when explaining the chapters of the Bible, much emphasis is put on sins, human responsibilities, rules and restrictions, painting a gloomy picture of creation. Please read Genesis Chapter 2 carefully. Pay attention to the fact that after God’s creation he placed man in paradise, equipped with all facilities for a healthy and happy life. Everything given was for the happiness and enjoyment of man. The third chapter of Genesis records that before the original sin was committed, according to the description of the woman, God's command is positive, letting people see the truth, kindness and beauty. People just need to obey.

God only explains this command to man, not to other creatures, because man can obey orders, man is the most free and perfect. Man is a creature who can speak on behalf of God. Man is the spokesman of God, a prophet. This command of God is an expression of justice and love. God also gives man a duty: man is to take care of all other creatures. God wants all creatures to be governed by man. The special characteristics of other creatures will serve man for the benefits of one another. This is a glorious act of God. Before the original sin, God made a covenant with man. Man is unique, and is full of God's grace.

Furthermore, before the original sin, the trust and love between God and man is secured. But man forgets the source of happiness, is stupid enough to be ungrateful, reveals his weakness and fails to demonstrate the communion with God. But as readers of the Bible, we must be careful not to misunderstand and to be pessimistic towards man’s salvation. We must not forget that God is the Lord of history, that he is faithful, faithful to his love. Remember: "Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more" ( Romans 5：20﹚

The history of salvation shows God's free love is inexhaustible ﹙Romans 8：31-39﹚. The Bible praises man because they express their identity as children of God. This identity is not passive. The most important thing is that man can pass on love, and love creates hope. This is true in all times, where there is love there is hope. This transmission of love will continue until the whole creation is filled with love, and all creations are in God, "that God may be all in all." ( 1 Corinthians 15：28﹚