We have access to the gospel, which is not a fabrication of man, but a divine source of hope and comfort. It’s based on the sacrifice of Christ, “who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age”.
Paul gave up his former way of life, that he might live to God. He could say that he “lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” We have that same hope, and same obligation. As Solomon said, “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”