1) Romans 5:1
How is a Christian justified? Review: what does it mean to be justified? How does that bring peace with God? What (or Who) is the conduit of that peace? How is this kind of peace different than the peace the rest of the world talks about? Meditate on the peace in your relationship with God today. If you aren’t experiencing that peace, talk to Him about what sin needs to be confessed and repented of.
2) Romans 5:2-5
What does it mean to stand in grace? How would this be lived out in a Christian’s life? What does Paul mean by the hope of the glory of God? What makes us able to celebrate in our tribulations? Are you experiencing, or have you experienced, this? Make a flow chart of the progression Paul describes. How does hope in God not disappoint?
3) Romans 5:6-11
What was our condition when Christ died? Who did He die for? Do you agree or disagree with Paul’s statement in verse 7? How did God demonstrate His love for us? IN your opinion, why did Paul say God in this instance, and not Jesus? How are we justified through Jesus’ blood? How did we receive reconciliation with God? How could you explain this concept to someone else?
4) Romans 5:15-21
How are the gift (grace) and the transgression (sin) different? Can you write out Paul’s teaching in these verses as a mathematical expression? What were the results of the transgression? What were the results of the free gift? Can you think of evidence of God’s abundant grace to you today? Praise and thank Him for it.
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