Read Romans 4:1-8
1. Who is Paul talking to? (v.1)
2. What came first: Abraham or the Law? Why is this significant? (v.1)
3. How does verse 2 relate to Romans 3:27? (v.2)
4. What was credited to Abraham?
5. What point is Paul trying to make about the man who works for faith vs. the man who doesn’t work but trusts God? (v. 4-5)
6. Who is David talking about? (v.7-8)
Read Romans 4:9-15
7. How does verse 9 relate to Romans Ch. 2? (v.9)
8. Who do the Jews believe are blessed? How is Abraham blessed if he is before circumcision? (v.10)
9. What is verse 11 saying? What is circumcision? (v.11)
10. Who is Abraham the father of? How does this contradict Jewish belief? (v.12)
11. What promise is being talked about here? (v. 13)
12. How did Abraham receive the covenant/promise? (v. 13)
13. Why does faith have no value if you live as if you are an heir to the law? Who were heirs to the law? (v.14)
14. What is verse 15 saying? (v.15)
Read Romans 4:16-25
15. What is Paul saying in verse 16? (v.16)
16. What covenant/promise did God make with Abraham in verse 17? (v.17)
17. What does Paul mean when he says “Against all hope”? (v. 18-19)
18. What was Abraham’s mindset through this situation? How should our lives correlate? (v. 20-21)
19. Why was it credited to Abraham as righteousness? (v. 22)
20. If it was not written for his sake alone, who else was it written for? Why? (v.23-24)
21. What was the point of Jesus’ death and resurrection? How do we receive justification? (v.25)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Romans 3 Bible Study
Romans Chapter 3
1-8
1 What did we talk about last week and how does v. 1-2 relate to what we talked about? (v. 1)
2 What does it mean to be entrusted with the word of God? (v. 2)
3 Why wouldn't it nullify God's faithfulness? (v. 3-4)
4 Who is speaking in this quote? Why is this important? (v. 4)
5 What is this argument starting? (v. 5)
6 Why is it wrong to say that God is unjust in bringing his wrath upon us? (v. 5-6)
7 What is the flaw behind this logic? (v. 7-8)
9-20
8 How are we not better? (v. 9)
9 (Psalms 14: 1-3) Who is being talked about here? Why are they being looked at in this manner? (v. 10-12)
10 (Psalms 140: 1-3) Who is this referring to? (v. 13-14)
11 What is Paul saying is written ahead time? (v. 10-18)
12 What is the purpose of the law? Who is under law? (v. 19)
13 Even if you observe the law, what still cannot be attained? (v. 20)
14 What righteousness has been made known by God? (v.21)
15 What does this righteousness of God come through? And for whom? (v. 22)
16 What statement has just been made here? (v. 23)
17 How is our redemption justified? What does this mean? (v. 24)
18 What does forbearance mean? Why did he delay the punishment? (v. 25)
19 How did he demonstrate his justice? How does this make him both just and the one that justifies?
(v. 26)
20 Why is boasting excluded? Who is doing the boasting? (v. 27)
21 How is a man justified by faith? (v. 28)
22 Why is God the God of all? Who is justified? (v. 29-30)
23 Explain how faith upholds the law. (v. 31)
1-8
1 What did we talk about last week and how does v. 1-2 relate to what we talked about? (v. 1)
2 What does it mean to be entrusted with the word of God? (v. 2)
3 Why wouldn't it nullify God's faithfulness? (v. 3-4)
4 Who is speaking in this quote? Why is this important? (v. 4)
5 What is this argument starting? (v. 5)
6 Why is it wrong to say that God is unjust in bringing his wrath upon us? (v. 5-6)
7 What is the flaw behind this logic? (v. 7-8)
9-20
8 How are we not better? (v. 9)
9 (Psalms 14: 1-3) Who is being talked about here? Why are they being looked at in this manner? (v. 10-12)
10 (Psalms 140: 1-3) Who is this referring to? (v. 13-14)
11 What is Paul saying is written ahead time? (v. 10-18)
12 What is the purpose of the law? Who is under law? (v. 19)
13 Even if you observe the law, what still cannot be attained? (v. 20)
14 What righteousness has been made known by God? (v.21)
15 What does this righteousness of God come through? And for whom? (v. 22)
16 What statement has just been made here? (v. 23)
17 How is our redemption justified? What does this mean? (v. 24)
18 What does forbearance mean? Why did he delay the punishment? (v. 25)
19 How did he demonstrate his justice? How does this make him both just and the one that justifies?
(v. 26)
20 Why is boasting excluded? Who is doing the boasting? (v. 27)
21 How is a man justified by faith? (v. 28)
22 Why is God the God of all? Who is justified? (v. 29-30)
23 Explain how faith upholds the law. (v. 31)
Romans 2 Bible Study
Read Romans 2:1-11
1. Summarize Romans 1
2. Why can’t we pass judgment on others? (Relate it to Chapter 1:29-31) (v.1)
3. Why does God have the right to judge? (v.2)
4. What does it mean to try to escape Gods judgment? Why can’t you escape it? (v.3)
5. What does it mean to show contempt on/presume on the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience? (v.4)
6. How are the people storing up wrath against themselves? Is it possible to store up too much wrath? (Hint: Read v.7) (v.5-6)
7. What are the consequences of the two ways of life? (v.7-8)
8. Who has done evil/sinned? (v.9)
9. What is the reward for doing good? What does Paul mean when he says “first for the Jews, then for the Gentiles” if God does not show favoritism? (v.10-11)
Read Romans 2:12-16
10. What is the purpose of the Law? What is verse 12 saying? (v.12)
11. How does verse 13 relate to Romans 1:20? (v.13)
12. Is it possible to identify right from wrong without the law? How? (v.14-15)
13. Identify what is taking place in verse 16. What is the role of Jesus Christ? (v.14-15)
Read Romans 2:17-29
14. Why is Paul calling out the Jews? (v.17)
15. What are the Jews claiming to be? (v.18-20)
16. How do verses 21-23 relate to the beginning of Chapter 2? (v.21-23)
17. What does it mean that “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles?” How does it relate to our lives today? (v.24)
18. What is circumcision? (v.25)
19. Does circumcision on the outside matter? (v.26)
20. What is verse 27 saying? (v.27)
21. What does it mean to have circumcision of the heart? Who performs circumcision of the heart? Who performs physical circumcision?
22. Summarize Chapter 2. How does it relate to Chapter 1?
1. Summarize Romans 1
2. Why can’t we pass judgment on others? (Relate it to Chapter 1:29-31) (v.1)
3. Why does God have the right to judge? (v.2)
4. What does it mean to try to escape Gods judgment? Why can’t you escape it? (v.3)
5. What does it mean to show contempt on/presume on the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience? (v.4)
6. How are the people storing up wrath against themselves? Is it possible to store up too much wrath? (Hint: Read v.7) (v.5-6)
7. What are the consequences of the two ways of life? (v.7-8)
8. Who has done evil/sinned? (v.9)
9. What is the reward for doing good? What does Paul mean when he says “first for the Jews, then for the Gentiles” if God does not show favoritism? (v.10-11)
Read Romans 2:12-16
10. What is the purpose of the Law? What is verse 12 saying? (v.12)
11. How does verse 13 relate to Romans 1:20? (v.13)
12. Is it possible to identify right from wrong without the law? How? (v.14-15)
13. Identify what is taking place in verse 16. What is the role of Jesus Christ? (v.14-15)
Read Romans 2:17-29
14. Why is Paul calling out the Jews? (v.17)
15. What are the Jews claiming to be? (v.18-20)
16. How do verses 21-23 relate to the beginning of Chapter 2? (v.21-23)
17. What does it mean that “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles?” How does it relate to our lives today? (v.24)
18. What is circumcision? (v.25)
19. Does circumcision on the outside matter? (v.26)
20. What is verse 27 saying? (v.27)
21. What does it mean to have circumcision of the heart? Who performs circumcision of the heart? Who performs physical circumcision?
22. Summarize Chapter 2. How does it relate to Chapter 1?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The Holy Trinity
I'm a member of the North Campus Mens Bible Study at THE Ohio State University. Today we were working our way through Hebrews and came across an interesting argument. We were talking about when Jesus died for our sins and the how he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. He was doing his duty as The high priest and offering a sacrifice for our sins (himself).
This is where everything got interesting... We know that the high priest had to give a sacrifice for himself before entering the holy of holies or else he would be struck dead because he was unclean in the presence of God. When Jesus sacrificed himself, he had taken on all the sins of the world. God turned his back on Jesus because he could not stand to look at him and in the end Jesus died. The question: Was the holy trinity broken in that moment when God turned his back on Jesus? God killed mortal men who were giving sacrifices for the people, but Jesus had ALL SIN. God would have been so sickened by the mere sight of his son that the trinity would have had to been on thin ice. Also, with Jesus dead for three days, was the trinity dead for three days since it was missing a third of the circle?
I'm not saying I'm an expert in theology. On the contrary I know very little about theology as a whole. I'm a chemistry major, not a pastor or theologian. I'm just looking for more in depth answers to why I believe what I believe. I do believe though that every day in my chemistry classes I can prove that God exists. Its quite simple. How can you see the insane microscopic details of an electrons path and not know that an all powerful being is the only way to explain how it was made. Heisenberg even says that we don't even know where a molecule is, only a 99% chance field of where its BEEN.
This is where everything got interesting... We know that the high priest had to give a sacrifice for himself before entering the holy of holies or else he would be struck dead because he was unclean in the presence of God. When Jesus sacrificed himself, he had taken on all the sins of the world. God turned his back on Jesus because he could not stand to look at him and in the end Jesus died. The question: Was the holy trinity broken in that moment when God turned his back on Jesus? God killed mortal men who were giving sacrifices for the people, but Jesus had ALL SIN. God would have been so sickened by the mere sight of his son that the trinity would have had to been on thin ice. Also, with Jesus dead for three days, was the trinity dead for three days since it was missing a third of the circle?
I'm not saying I'm an expert in theology. On the contrary I know very little about theology as a whole. I'm a chemistry major, not a pastor or theologian. I'm just looking for more in depth answers to why I believe what I believe. I do believe though that every day in my chemistry classes I can prove that God exists. Its quite simple. How can you see the insane microscopic details of an electrons path and not know that an all powerful being is the only way to explain how it was made. Heisenberg even says that we don't even know where a molecule is, only a 99% chance field of where its BEEN.
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