Shortly after Jesus has been crucified, Rome isn't a happy place for Christians.
Christians were being fiercely persecuted, and yet there were people still following Jesus and, additionally, Paul is telling the Christians to put their lives on the line for the privilege of sharing the Good New about Jesus to others.
Because when you surrender your life to following Jesus life instantly becomes about sharing that Good News with someone else.
Romans - Romans 1:1-7, 16-23