ROMANS 510                              ANSWERS to the FINAL   REVIEW

 
  1. Outline Romans in 4 or 5 parts.
    1. Romans  1-5:  man’s guilt and God’s provision to justify man.
    2. Romans  6-8:  God’s provision for man to live above sin, not by keeping His law, but by thinking with His Spirit.
    3. Romans  9-11:  Israel’s position in the past, present and future.
    4. Romans  12-16:  Application of the doctrine in chapters 1-11 to life situations.
 

Chapters 1-5

  1. Does man really seek God, or does man seek a god of his own liking?  Is mankind basically good or evil?           Rom 1:21-32
Man seeks a god of his own liking and is basically evil.  (Jer 17:9)
 
  1. Is there actually a day of judgment coming when God’s wrath will come on man for his sin?    Rom 1:18; 2:2-6;   Acts 17:31;  Col 3:6      Is anyone without sin?  Rom 3:23
There IS a day of judgment coming and no one is without sin.
 
  1. Are some people homosexual by nature, or is homosexuality just another sin?                Rom 1:26,27
Homosexuality is against nature and is just another sin, paid for on the cross. 
 
  1. What was the purpose of the law of God?      Rom 3:19,20;  7:13;  Gal 3:19-25
The purpose of God’s law is to identify sin and prove man’s guilt, so that man will see the need for a Savior.
 
  1. State exactly how a  person can be justified by God.  (How would you tell a person how to be saved?)   Rom 3:22-25;   4:5,22-25;  Eph 1:7&2:8,9
A man can be justified by depending totally on the payment for sin that Christ made on the cross.  We are saved by God’s kindness, and nothing we do ourselves could save us from the penalty of our sin.
 
  1. Is Abraham the father of believing Gentiles as well as believing Jews?   YES   Do Gentiles become spiritual Jews when they believe?   NO    Rom 4;  Gal 3:14-18,26-29
Abraham is our father, not his grandson Jacob.  (Jacob = Israel, Gen 32:28)
 
  1. Adam brought sin and death (separation from God) to all mankind, Christ brought the gift of righteousness and eternal life (eternal relationship with God).  Rom 5:12-19
     

Chapters 6-8

  1. What does the word “baptize” mean?  What are we baptized into?   Rom 6:3,4;    I Cor 12:13    In this age, how many baptisms are there?  Eph 4:5     What about Mat 3:11; Acts 2:38 and Mark 16:16?
Baptize means to be totally identified with and immersed into something.  We are totally identified with and immersed into Christ. This is not the same as baptism into water.  In our age there is only this one baptism.  In other ages there were numerous and different baptisms, such as water baptism, baptism with the Holy Ghost, and baptism of fire, as mentioned in Matthew, Mark and Acts.
 
  1. Does our old human nature still exist?   YES   Then how is it crucified and buried?  Our old nature is separated from us, dead to us.  We are cut free of it so that it no longer has total control over us.  It is no longer who we are. What is the practical result of our “old man” being dead?   Rom 6:3-14  
We can now choose to serve God, instead of that old sin nature. Now we can have a God-centered viewpoint, instead of a self-centered one.
 
  1. Does a saved person still sin?   YES   Is he helpless to stop sinning?    NO   Rom 6:6,7,14  
He can stop sinning at any time and start to think as who he really is in Christ.  The old sin nature can only control us now if we let it.  Rom 6:12-23
 
  1. Will trying to keep God’s Commandments, or any other rules, keep us from sinning?   Rom 7:7-24  
NO.  The law applies to the old sin nature which can do nothing but sin. (Rom 8:7,8)  Commandments and rules only make us focus on that old nature causing more sin.  Instead, let’s realize our new nature, which never sins and doesn’t need a law. (Eph 4:22-24)
 
  1. How can we live without constantly sinning??   Rom 8:1-11
We can live without constantly sinning by “putting on the new man”, which is also called “walking in the Spirit”. (Col 3:9,10;  Gal 5:16-18)  In other words, we can think God’s way, which we can learn from His word. 
 
  1. Are we under the law of God?    Why, or why not?    Rom 6:14,15&7:4-6  
NO, we are not under the law, because the law was made for the old sin nature, and that old nature in a believer has been crucified with Christ.  Also, the law was given to Israel, and we live in a time period when God is not dealing with the nation Israel. (Eph 2:11-16)
 
  1. Why do saved people still suffer?   Rom 8:22,23      How should we view our sufferings?  Rom 5:3-5 & 8:18,25,28,31-39 
We suffer because neither our bodies, nor the creation we live in, have been redeemed yet. Therefore they are under the curse of sin, which produces corruption, pain and death.   We also can suffer because of bad choices made by ourselves or others.  But regardless of the source of the trouble, if we have God’s perspective, tribulation can build character and confidence in God’s word, resulting in greater capacity to reflect God’s glory in eternity. (II Cor 4:16,17)
We should view our sufferings as only temporary, because God is going to deliver us from that “bondage of corruption” at our resurrection. (I Cor 15:49-54;  Phil 3:21)  And every tribulation is an opportunity to learn to apply God’s word and see it produce peace in our inner man.
 
  1. Once you are IN Christ, can you ever get out? (Can you loose your salvation?)  Rom 8:38,39  Eph 1:13&4:30    
NO, what God has done, we can not undo. Phil 1:6
 

Chapters 9-11

  1. To whom did God give covenants, laws and earthly promises?   Rom 9:1-5      Israel 
 
  1. Why has God not fulfilled His promises to Israel yet?  Was it because His word couldn’t do it? (vs 6)  Or because He never intended to literally fulfill His promises and lied to Israel? (vs 14)  No, so give 2 reasons why He has delayed fulfilling those earthly promises. Rom 9:16,17 & 22-24
    1. God delayed His wrath out of mercy, and gave Israel and the world another warning by proclaiming Paul’s gospel throughout the world.
    2. God had another purpose to accomplish, which was to call people of this   dispensation, both Jews and Gentiles, to share in His glory.
 
  1. In chapter 9, God called (elected) only certain people. Did He call them to be saved, OR did He call them to fulfill His purposes on the earth?
God called them to fulfill His purposes on earth.
 
  1. Is Romans 9:12,13 talking about children or nations?  Malachi 1:1-4
NATIONS
 
  1. Who is the lump of clay in Romans 9:21 that was remade into another vessel?   Jer 18:1-10                The nation ISRAEL
 
  1. How can an individual Jew be saved today?   Rom 10:12,13   
The same way as a Gentile, by calling (depending) on the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
  1. Does the nation of Israel still have a future with God?  Rom 11:1,11-15,25-27
YES, God will never break His promises to Israel.
 
  1. Why did Israel loose her place in the olive tree (which represents spiritual life)?   Rom 11:20
Israel lost her place in the olive tree because of unbelief.
 
  1. Will that place belong to the Gentiles from now on?  NO   What will happen?    Rom 11:20-29
When the Gentiles fall into unbelief, they will loose their position of spiritual privilege, and Israel will be grafted in again. That will happen when our dispensation (Eph 3:1,2) of Gentile opportunity ends with I Thes 4:13-18, and then Israel’s program resumes.
 

Chapters 12-16

  1. Can we know the will of God?  How?      Rom 12:1,2
YES, we can know God’s will if our thinking is transformed by His word.
 
  1. How will thinking God’s way effect all our relationships and goals?   Rom 12:3-18
Instead of being self-centered, we will see ourselves realistically.  We’ll see that every other believer is just as important to God as we are.  We will seek what God thinks is good for ourselves and others, instead of what we or they want.
 
  1. God promises to repay people who wrong us, so does it make any sense for us to seek vengeance?   Rom 12:17-21
No, seeking vengeance never pays off and shows a lack of faith in that promise.
 
  1. What should our attitude be toward government?  Who created governmental order?  Rom 13:1-7;  Col 1:16
God created governmental order for our good, and we should respect and obey our government as long as it does not demand that we disobey God.
 
  1. What should our attitude be toward fellow believers who do not understand the liberty we have in Christ today?  Rom 14&15,   I Cor 8 &10:23-33
They are precious to Christ, and should be to us too.  We should be careful not to offend them, turn them off, or lead them to sin.  We should seek to build up their knowledge and faith in God’s word, for their good, not just to prove we’re right.  Let’s be gentle and not strive.  II Tim 2:23-26
 
  1. What should we do about people who teach contrary to the doctrine we have learned in Romans?   Rom 16:17,18;  Titus 3:9-11
We should avoid them.  We should value the doctrine we have in Paul’s letters for this age.  We should keep it pure and uncorrupted, and teach it that way. We can’t do that if we are fellowshipping with religious folks who teach contrary Bible doctrines, often in order to gain larger followings.  II Tim 2:14-18
 

M. Dent

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