1. Read Romans 1:18-32 very carefully. What sin is the root cause of God “giving them over” to sexual impurity and unnatural relations?
2. Would you take the works-righteousness deal that Paul offers in Romans 2:6-11? Why or why not?
3. According to Paul in Romans 3:1-8, what is wrong with the thinking that it’s fine for us to do evil because it makes God’s righteousness and glory shine all the brighter?
4. What can we do to be declared righteous by the law?
5. Where does the righteousness apart from the law that Paul preaches come from?
6. How is Abraham the father in faith of the circumcised and the uncircumcised?
7. Based on Romans 5:6-8, what would you say to a person who says they can’t come to Jesus and attend church until they get themselves right first?
8. What do you think is the relationship between the concepts of the Original Sin of Adam and the Atonement of Christ, as described in Romans 5:18-19?
9. It is sometimes observed that everyone has to serve something or someone. What two alternatives does Paul lay out that people will ultimately be slave to in Romans 6?
10. Based on Romans 7, what would you say to someone wrestling with sin? Do you think Paul describes a Christian or pre-Christian state?
11. How do our present sufferings compare with our future hope?
12. What must Christians fear separating us from the love of Christ?
13. In Romans 9:1-5, Paul lists some of the blessings of the Jews. What are they?
14. Where do we see elements of God’s sovereignty in Romans 9?
15. What is necessary for salvation, according to Romans 10:8-13? And what are the necessary preconditions for that, in 10:14-15?
16. To what does Paul attribute the spiritual hardening of his people the Jews in Romans 11:25?
17. Paul issues many commands in Romans 12:9-21. Which do you find to be the most difficult? The easiest?
18. How does Paul summarize all the commands in Romans 13?
19. How does Paul say that people of strong faith should treat those of weaker faith?
20. Some critics of Christianity argue that Paul had a different message than Jesus. What would you say in response?
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