Romans
Make a commitment to yourself, to your classmates, and to God that you will diligently assemble for class, study the lesson text, and answer the discussion questions. If everyone does their part we will all grow (Ephesians 4:14-16) and be edified!
Romans 1 Questions
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1. Research question: Where is Paul when he writes the book and about what year was it?
2. Why is it important that Jesus was of the seed of David?
3. Why is
4. Describe in detail one thing in creation that shows you that God is the Creator!
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Romans 2 Questions
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1. From verses 1-5 talk about judgment coming. Who is he talking about and how does that relate to the last part of chapter 1?
2. In verses 6-11 Paul discusses a judgment that is coming for all. Describe the faithful and unfaithful from this passage. Then describe the rewards of the faithful and the punishment of the unfaithful.
3. What law is being discussed in verses 12-16?
4. In verses 17-24 Jewish teachers are being discussed. What causes a teacher to be a hypocrite and what examples does Paul refer to here?
5. In verses 25-29 circumcision is discussed. What circumcision is now the only important one to God?
6. List one other passage that deals with unrighteous judging from the New Testament.
Romans 3 Questions
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1. List advantages that the Jews had over the Gentiles at the time of the writing of the book of Romans.
2. Are Jews better than Gentiles? How does Paul answer this question and what reasons does he use?
3.Verses 10-18 are quotes from the Old Testament. Please find where the quote is found in the Old Testament and list it for each verse.
4. What does verse 20 we can learn from the Old Testament law?
5. What is the righteousness apart from the law?
6. Why was a Redeemer needed?
7. What does, in verse 25, “propitiation” mean?
8. What is the “law of faith” in verse 27?
9. What does verse 30 mean?
Romans 4 Questions
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1. From verses 1-4, do you think we can earn our salvation? Please give reasons.
2. From
3. Compare
4. Why do you think it is important for Paul to show that Abraham was blessed before he and his household were circumcised as recorded in
5. When was Abraham blessed; before the Law of Moses or after?
6. Who was blessed because of Abraham’s faith?
7. Who is Abraham the father of (see
8. What example of the faith of Abraham is provided in verses 16-22?
9. Who is the deliverer of those who have faith like Abraham?
Romans 5 Questions
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1. From verse 1, Paul says because we have been justified by faith “we have peace with God through Jesus Christ”. How does this happen?
2. From verse 2, what do you think Paul means when he says “we have access (we have obtained our introduction NAS) by faith into this grace”?
3. Why do we glory in tribulations?
4. How do you think the Holy Spirit is given to Christians?
5. Verses 6-11 talk about God’s love toward us. Make a list of ways, from this passage, that God demonstrates His love to you.
6. From verses 12-14, what are the things that came into the world through Adam?
7. From verses 15-19, why does Paul call Jesus the gift or free gift?
8. Thought question: Could the Law of Moses take away sin by itself?
Romans 6 Questions
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1. What do you think Paul is saying in verses 1-2?
2. In verses 3-10, Paul compares baptism into Christ with the burial and resurrection. Please explain how Paul is compares these two things?
3. From verses 11-14, what are we to be dead to and what are we to be alive to?
4. Is the question in verse 15 similar to Paul’s question in verse 1? Why or why not?
5. In verses 16-22 Paul talks about two types of slaves. Please explain the two types of slaves and who they are slaves to.
6. In your own words, why is
Romans 7 Questions
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1. Verses 1-6 compare two events. What are these two events?
2. How long is a husband or wife bound to their spouse?
3. What point is Paul making with the husband and wife relationship in verses 1-6?
4. What did the OT Law do for Paul from verse 7?
5. From verses 7-12, was the OT Law good or bad? Please explain your answer in your own words.
6. In verses 13-25, what battle between two forces is Paul talking about? Please provide your answer and be ready to discuss in class.
Romans 8 Questions
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1. Verses 1-10 compare two walks. Please make a detailed list of benefits of walking according the Spirit and the negative things of walking according to the flesh.
2. From verse 11, what can the faithful in Jesus look forward to?
3. Fill in the blanks from verses 12-13, “For if you live according to the flesh you will __________. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will __________.”
4. Fill in the blanks from verses 14-17, “but you receive the Spirit of __________ by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” “and if children, then __________.
What do these two words mean for you as a Christian?
5. What does verse 18 mean to you?
6. From verses 19-25, what are we Christians waiting for?
7. When Christians pray, who makes intercession for us (see verses 27 and 34)?
8. Why is verse 28 a comfort to us?
9. Please answer the question, “If God is for us, who can be against us?”
10. From verses 32-39, please make a list of things that cannot separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 9 Questions
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1. Why does Paul have great sorrow and grief?
2. What blessings did the Israelites have according to verses 4-5?
3. Research Question: Why did Esau give up his birthright to Jacob?
4. For the Christian, who is the potter and who is the clay? Please explain your answer and be able to discuss it in class.
5. Thought Question: When God hardens hearts on those He wills and shows mercy on those He wills, does that mean humans do not have the freedom to choose what we do? Hint: think about the examples of Esau and Pharaoh that Paul uses.
6. From the latter part of the chapter, who are the people who have now received God’s mercy?
7. How do verses 30-33 summarize the point Paul is making in chapter 9?
Romans 10 Questions
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1. What is Paul’s desire for
2. From verses 1-4, what was
3. What do you think Paul is trying to point out in verses 5-13?
4. What is the process to develop faith from verses 14-17?
5. What message is Paul pointing out to
6. Verse search: From Chapter 10, find the verse that shows that now all can have access to the same Lord. Why is this verse a good one to remember?
7. Verse count: Find out the total number of verses that are quotes from the Old Testament in Chapter 10. Why do you think Paul and the Holy Spirit refer to so many Old Testament verses?
Romans 11 Questions
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1. What is Paul’s point in verses 1-5?
2. Verses 5-6 talk about grace without works. We know from James chapter 2 that faith without works is dead. What grace do you think Paul is talking about here?
3. What reaction is Paul hoping for in
4. The technique of grafting a branch to a tree is being talked about in verses 16-24. Please make sure you understand what “grafting” is. If not please look it up in a dictionary. Then be ready to draw the parts that are represented by Jesus, the Israelites, and the Gentiles from these verses.
5. The “mystery” is mentioned in verse 25 with regard to the gospel being granted to the gentiles. Please find another verse in another book of the Bible that mentions this mystery.
6. If one is disobedient, what is available to the Jew or Gentile according to verses 26-32?
7. Paul praises God in verses 33-36 for His awesome wisdom and knowledge. What from this chapter illustrates the great wisdom and knowledge of God?
Romans 12 Questions
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1. Describe what
2. What is Paul teaching in verses 3-8?
3. How does verse 9 relate
4. How do verses 10-16, if we follow them, combat two problems Paul has mentioned earlier in this chapter: (1) Thinking too highly of ourselves; and (2) being hypocritical toward others?
5. What does it mean for brethren to be “of the same mind toward one another”?
6. What is the key to overcoming evil from verses 17-21?
7. What is your favorite verse from Chapter 12?
Romans 13 Questions
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1. Who really appoints Kings, Rulers, Presidents, Prime Ministers etc.?
2. If one resists the authorities what else do they resist?
3. How do
4. These authorities are God’s minister for what?
5. How does paying taxes in verses 5-7 fit in with Paul’s teaching?
6. How does “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” sum up the commandments that Paul mentions in verses 8-10?
7. Please make a list of things he encourages Christians to do from verses 11-14.
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1. What does “doubtful things” as mentioned in verse 1 mean?
2. Research verse
3. What do you think verses 2-3 are talking about?
4. Verses 5-6 change subjects to deal with observing days. What group of people in NT times were really into the observance of days (also see
5. Verses 7-13 deal with judging our brethren about “doubtful things”. List at least two points from these verses that show why we should not do this to one another.
6. Why has Paul been convinced that there is nothing “unclean” in verse 14 (also see
7. How could a Christian destroy another Christian with food? Think about it from the Jewish standpoint and then consider it from a Gentile who has come out of idolatry standpoint
(also see verse 15 and 1 Corinthians 8:9-13).
8. What is the priority in the
9. Please read verses 20-23 and
10. Some Bible manuscripts place
Romans 15 Questions
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1. How do we know if a brother or sister is the weaker one?
2. How do verses 2-3 teach us to please our neighbor?
3. What is the purpose of the old testament scriptures according to verse 4?
4. From verses 5-12 we see Paul teaching about accepting the Gentiles. With that in mind, what does he mean by being “likeminded”?
5. What do you think about verse 13?
6. In verse 14 Paul mentions “to admonish one another” and in verse 2 he mentions “edification”. Explain how these two ideas are really very similar.
7. Explain, in your own words, what work Paul has been doing among the Gentiles according to verses 15-21.
8. What is Paul’s “great desire” or “longing” that he mentions in verse 23?
9. From verses 26-28, what does Paul need to do for those in
10. What does Paul want the Romans to pray for in verses 29-33?
Romans 16 Questions
Text: Romans 16 [Please read the text through and then answer these questions]
1. What lesson does Paul teach us by taking the time to express his thanks for the work of so many?
2. Are any of the men and women mentioned in Chapter 16 famous people of the time? What does that show you?
3. What word appears more than 20 times in Chapter 16 that summarizes the theme of the chapter?
4. Count how many women Paul makes mention of in Chapter 16. Why do you think this is important?
5. What do you think Paul means by “his mother and mine” in verse 13?
6. How are we to deal with divisive brethren?
7. What is the “mystery” mentioned in verse 25?
8. What lesson has Romans Chapter 16 taught you?
9. Name three important points you have learned from the study of the Book of Romans?