Date: 8 Aug 2012
Passage: Romans 4:7,8 (quote from Ps 32:1f)
What 3 words or phrases are used to describe “the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works” v6? Do you personally know the relief of these truths? If you don’t, trust in Christ’s finished work on the Cross now.
Date: 7 Aug 2012
Passage: Romans 4:4-5
Was Abraham justified by works or by faith? What is the difference between “wages” and “a gift” v4f. What is Paul trying to teach by the use of these two contrasting words?
Date: 6 Aug 2012
Passage: Romans 4
Why do you think Abraham is mentioned at this point of Paul’s epistle? Why is he called “the father of us all”? v16.
Date: 4 Aug 2012
Passage: Romans 3: 27-31
How does “justification by faith” relate to the principle of the law?
Date: 3 Aug 2012
Passage: Romans 3: 23-26
In your own words, explain what it means by being ‘justified’. What is our part in the entire process of being ‘justified’? What has God given Christ to be for us? What does it also reveal about his character?
Date: 2 Aug 2012
Passage: Romans 3:10-18, 21-22
Try to reconcile these verses to what Jesus says in Matthew 5:20. Can both passages be true?