Romans Study

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This study guide presents a comprehensive series of interpretive questions on Paul's letter to the Romans, spanning chapters 1 through 8 and addressing foundational Christian theological concepts including justification by faith, the nature of God's righteousness, human sinfulness, and the work of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives. The questions examine Paul's arguments on topics such as the universal knowledge of God, the transmission of sin through humanity, the relationship between faith and works in salvation, the meaning of baptism, and the normal Christian experience of sanctification. Particular attention is given to contentious theological passages including interpretations of Romans 1:24-28 regarding sexual ethics, Romans 2:6 regarding works and salvation, and Romans 7:7-23 regarding whether Paul describes an unredeemed or redeemed believer's experience. The study demonstrates a systematic pedagogical approach designed to help readers engage deeply with the text's exegetical questions and trace Paul

'''[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?]]'''<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:4 What does the Spirit of holiness refer to here?]]<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:7 (A) How are saints defined?]]<br> '''[[(B) Who founded the church in Rome?]]'''<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:13 What was the fruit Paul referred to here?]]<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:16-17 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:18 How is the wrath of God revealed from heaven here?]]<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:19-21 Is this teaching that all human beings have a basic knowledge of God?]]<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:24-28 Are Paul's pronouncements here on homosexuality still morally valid?]]<br> [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:29-31 How are these sins defined?]]<br> '''[[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?]]'''<br> [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:5 What is the "Day of Wrath" Paul refers to here?]]<br> [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:6 Does this not teach that salvation is not by faith only but by works also?]]<br> [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:11-13 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:14-16 See comments on]]<br> [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:17-24 How are we to understand what Paul is saying here?]]<br> '''[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?]]'''<br> [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:5 What does Paul mean here by saying, "I speak as a man?"]]<br> [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:9 What does it mean that "all are under sin?]]<br> [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:19-23 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:24-26 (A) What great foundational truth of the Christian faith is Paul expounding here?]]<br> '''[[(B) Whose sins are referred to in V25 as the sins that are past?]]'''<br> [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:27 Whose boasting is Paul referring to here?]]<br> '''[[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?]]'''<br> [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| 4:3 What was it that was counted unto Abraham for righteousness?]]<br> [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| 4:9-10 If justification is by faith alone why did God command Abraham to be circumcised?]]<br> [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| 4:13 What does it mean that Abraham should be the heir of the world?]]<br> [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| 4:18-22 Did Abraham's faith ever waver?]]<br> [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| 4:23-25 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> '''[[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?]]'''<br> [[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?| 5:3-5 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?| 5:9-10 What wrath did Christ save us from?]]<br> [[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?| 5:12-14 How was sin and death transmitted to the human race by Adam?]]<br> [[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?| 5:15 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> '''[[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?]]'''<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:3-5 What baptism is Paul referring to here?]]<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:6-11 What does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:12-14 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:15 What is the purpose of this question. Is it not simply a repeat of V1?]]<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:16 What profound teaching is underlined by what Paul says here?]]<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:17-20 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:21-23 What does this passage summarise?]]<br> '''[[7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?]]'''<br> [[7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?|7:7-23 Does what Paul describes here portray the normal Christian life as so many in the church believe?]]<br> '''[[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?]]'''<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:3-4 Does V3 teach that Jesus had a human sinful nature?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:11 What does the phrase "quicken your mortal bodies" (KJV) mean here?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:12-16 How are we to understand what Paul says here?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:17 What is the suffering with Christ that Paul refers to here?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:19-21 What is Paul teaching here?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:23 See comments on]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:26-27 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:28-30 What exactly does this passage teach?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:33 Who is the "elect" referred to here and how many "elects" of God are there in scripture?]]<br> [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:35 Whose love is Paul referring to here - our love for Christ or His love for us?]]<br> '''[[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?]]'''<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:5 What profound biblical truth is Paul affirming here?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:7 How is the phrase, "But in Isaac shall thy seed be called", to be understood?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:10-13 Does this not prove that God arbitrarily chooses whom He will save and whom He will not?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:14-18 What exactly is the meaning of all that Paul says here?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:19-21 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:22-24 Who do the vessels of wrath and the vessels of mercy refer to here?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:25-29 What is the meaning of what Paul says here?]]<br> [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:30-33 What do we learn from Paul's summing up here of Israel's rejection by God?]]<br> [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:1-3 See comments on]]<br> '''[[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?]]'''<br> [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:6-11 How are we to understand what Paul is saying here?]]<br> [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:9 Why is the resurrection of Christ so important to Christians?]]<br> [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:12-13 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:14-17 Does this mean that everyone has to hear the gospel to be saved?]]<br> [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:18-21 Had the gospel already gone out into all the earth at the time Paul wrote this?]]<br> '''[[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?]]'''<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:2 What does the word "foreknew" mean here?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:4 Is the figure seven thousand here literal or symbolic?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:7-10 How are we to understand what Paul says here?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:13 Are Apostles still in the church today?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:16 Who does "the first fruit" refer to here?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:17-24 How are we to understand what Paul says here?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:29 Does this mean that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance for all Christians?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:32 What does it mean that God has concluded them all in unbelief that He might have mercy upon all?]]<br> [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:33-36 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> '''[[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?]]'''<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:2 What is God's will?]]<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:3 What exactly is Paul telling us here?]]<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:5 What does Paul mean that "We being many are one body in Christ"?]]<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:9-10 See comments on]]<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:16 See comments on]]<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:18 How is this statement to be understood?]]<br> [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| 12:20 What does "for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head", mean?]]<br> '''[[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?]]'''<br> [[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?|13:8 Does this prohibit Christians buying anything on credit or borrowing money?]]<br> [[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?|13:11-14 How are we to understand what Paul says here?]]<br> '''[[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]'''<br> [[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?|14:10-12 What is the Judgement Seat of Christ?]]<br> [[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?|14:22-23 What is the actual meaning of what Paul says here?]]<br> '''[[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?]]'''<br> [[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?| 15:4 What are the things that were written before for our learning?]]<br> [[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?| 15:5 Does this mean that Christians must be in complete agreement on all points of doctrine?]]<br> [[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?| 15:15 (A) Where was Paul when he wrote this epistle?]]<br> '''[[(B) Why is the epistle to the Romans so important for Christians to understand?]]'''<br> [[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?| 15:30-32 What happened to Paul in Jerusalem?]]<br> '''[[16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?]]'''<br> [[16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?|16:25-26 What was the mystery kept secret since the world began but is now made manifest?]]<br> [[Category:Studies and Guides]]

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