Romans Chapters 4 & 5 Review
Classes 201-206
Of the 4 sections of Romans, we have now finished the first one (chapters 1-5), about man’s lost condition and God’s way of justifying us. Let’s review chapters 4&5 before launching into Section 2.
Chapter 4
- What is “the flesh”? What did Abraham learn about it?
- What was Abraham promised? How can he inherit the world (vs 13) when he died thousands of years ago?
- Do we need to be children of Abraham in order to inherit his promise of resurrection from the dead and eternal life?
- Is justification a reward for good works, or an undeserved gift (by grace)? Vs 4,5
- Can a person be depending on their good works and still get justified? Vs 5
- Was Abraham an uncircumcised Gentile when he was justified? Why is that important to us? Vs 9-11
- Abraham is the father of what two groups of believers? Vs 11,12
- Do we need to be of the circumcision (spiritual Israel) to be a child of Abraham?
- Do we inherit eternal life by faith like Abraham, or through Israel and the law?
- Why can we be sure of receiving eternal life? Vs 16
- What is faith? Vs 19-21
- Does God say the same thing to us that He said to Abraham? Vs 17,18 Is the result the same when we believe Him? Vs 22-24
- What specifically must one believe today to be justified? Vs 24,25
- What did Jesus’ resurrection from the dead prove about our justification?
Chapter 5
- Is our peace with God permanent? Why do you think so?
- What is our standing with God? How can we use it (access it)? Example? Vs 2
- What is our future that we can rejoice in? vs 2
- Are tribulations brought on us by God to show us our mistakes? If not, what causes them?
- Are patience, experience and hope (confidence) all gifts of grace? Or are they learned by tribulation? Vs 3,4
- How can we experience the peace of God in the midst of tribulation? Phil 4:6,7
- How is the love of God shed aboard in our hearts? Vs 5; I Cor 2:12
- How did God commend (demonstrate) His love for mankind once and for all?
- After we believe and are justified, does God love (value and esteem) us even more? Vs 9,10
- In verses 9&10, what things are we yet going to be saved from?
- If a person is helpful, religious and moral, but doesn’t trust Christ, is he an enemy of God? Vs 10 Why?
- What does reconcile mean? What does atonement mean? Vs 11 Has Israel experienced her atonement yet? Have we?
- Do we have more now because of what Christ did than we lost because of Adam? Vs 15-17
- Was it Adam’s sin, or our own, that made us sinners? Is it Christ’s obedience, or our own, that makes us righteous? Vs 18,19
- Why does grace reign now instead of sin? Vs 20,21
M. Dent
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