STUDY QUESTIONS FOR Romans lesson 4 (Chapter 5)

  1. Paul explains in Romans 5 that Christians have “peace.” How is that peace obtained?

  2. The word “Shiloh” is used in the Old Testament to refer to Christ. What does the word Shiloh mean?

  3. What is the great peace breaker?

  4. In this lesson, there was a discussion of two old Testament prophets who spoke about the effect of sin upon man’s relationship to God. Who were those two prophets, and what was their point? Support your answer with Scripture.

  5. What is a good definition of “hope”?

  6. For the Christian, what is one of the purposes of hope?

  7. In 1 John 2:25, we read, “This is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.” What is the point of this passage?

  8. Explain the correlation between John 3:16 and Romans 5:8.

  9. What is repentance?

10. In Romans 8:18, Paul said, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed to us.” What was his point?

11. Explain the idea behind the concept of “original sin.” Is it correct? If not, why not?

12. How does Ezekiel 28:15-18 apply to the concept of inherited sin?

13. According to James 1:14-15, when do we sin?

14. What is the message we should learn about sin from James 1:13?

15. When James 1:21 speaks of “the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls,” what is under discussion?

16. Colossians 1:20 speaks of “peace.” According to that verse, what did it take to secure that peace?

17. According to 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, what has God done for us that should cause us to want to love Him?

18. What did Ananias tell Saul he had to do to get rid of his sins?

19. Today, what must we do to get rid of our sins?

20. According to Matthew 10:32-33, how important is Christ’s Sonship?

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