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Q3. (Romans 8:31-32) What is the significance of the statement: "If God is for us, who can be against us?" No enemy has the power that God does, and nothing can be successful that goes against the Will of God. Who might our enemies be? Satan and his army of fallen angels. What is the evidence presented that God is for us? He sent His only Son as a sacrifice to die on the cross for you and me. How does this statement make you feel? It

Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? To be as much like Jesus as we can be. To love like He loves. In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? No more hatred, or prejudice. We love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? That this was God

Q1. (Romans 8:28) What is the actual promise contained in verse 28? In all things, God works for the good for those that love Him. What does this promise mean? This promise means that He has a purpose for everything that happens. Put it in your own words. What are the two qualifications to the recipients of this promise? The two qualifications are (1) Love Him (2)Respond to His call How does verse 28 give you hope? That no matter what happens, God is still in control.

Q5. (Romans 8:18-25) In what sense do we expect to experience God's glory when Christ comes? His glory will be revealed to us and we will see Him. How will the suffering creation experience God's glory? All suffering will cease to exist. How will our mortal bodies experience God's glory? We will be transformed before His eyes. In what way will our spirits experience God's glory? Our spirit will be one with His.

Q4. (Romans 8:24-25) What are the characteristics of a person who has lost hope? Dreading each day as it comes because they have no hope, always having a negative outlook on life, and treasuring the things of this world. How does this person typically conduct his life? This person always seems to have a major crisis going on, and has no hope of ever seeing things get better. How does this differ from a person who holds an eager expectation of a better future? He lives his life full of joy and hope, knowing and believing in all the promises of God. What is the "Christian hope"? That we will spend all eternity with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. How should it motivate us and affect our lives now? It should motivate us to persevere, knowing that Jesus will return.

Q3. (Romans 8:26-27) How does the Holy Spirit act as a Helper or Mediator or Intercessor in verses 26-27? The Holy Spirit knows our heart and what we need. He intercedes in our behalf according to the Will of God for our lives. What similarities do you see between the Holy Spirit's ministry here with Jesus' teaching of the Spirit's ministry as Counselor/Comforter/Paraclete in John 14:16 and 15:26)? They are one and the same, standing before our Father in our behalf. Why do you think we tend to take the Holy Spirit for granted or fail to understand His ministry to and through us? It

Q2. (Romans 8:17-22) In what ways was suffering Jesus' lot in life? To pay the price for our sins and because of His love for all humanity. Why do we suffer? We suffer sometimes because of our faith, and sometimes because of our sin, and so we can relate, just a little, to what Jesus went through for all of us and so we can share in His Glory. Why does all creation seem to be suffering? The effects of sin What will signal the end of that downward cycle of suffering, decay, and death? The return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Is there anything good to look forward to in this present life? The coming of Christ.

Q1. In Romans 8:14-21, 28, how many times is the idea of being sons and daughters of God alluded to? I count 9 times. What are the promises made to these sons and daughters? That we will be heirs of God What do we learn about our future and our role in the future of all creation? We will appear with Him in His Glory.

Q6. (Romans 8:15-16) How does the Holy Spirit inspire us to pray "Abba, Father"? We are children of God, so it

Q5. (Romans 8:13-14) What does it mean to "mortify" or "put to death" the deeds of the body by the Spirit? What would it look like to watch a person do this? It means to be forgiven. To watch this happen to a person would be to see the change in their lives that forgiveness brings about. We would see their happiness and joy. What does it mean to be "led" by the Spirit? What does this look like in actual practice? It means to surrender our lives to God. To live in His Will for us. When we fail and have sin in our lives, we will go to God and ask for forgiveness. How do "putting to death" and being "led" by the Spirit fit together? When we are led by the Spirit, we leave our sin behind. How much of this is the Spirit and how much is us? Without the Spirit, none of this would be possible.

Q4. (Romans 8:12) Do we have to sin? No I don

Q3. (Romans 8:9) Is it possible to be a Christian without the Holy Spirit residing in us? No it is not possible to be a Christian without the Holy Spirit residing in us. We need the Holy Spirit living within us - if not we are living in the flesh. What is the difference (if any) between the indwelling of the Spirit and the fullness of the Spirit? I believe that we receive the indwelling of the Spirit when we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior. We receive the fullness of the Spirit as God blesses us with His gifts of Love. How do we remain "full" of the Spirit? By staying in God

Q2. (Romans 8:5-6) Exactly what does it mean to set your mind on the things of the Spirit? It means to keep my focus on Him. To be IN the world but not OF the world. How do you do this? Daily reading of His Word, Prayer, and living our lives for Christ. How can you recognize when the things you're setting your mind on relate to your sinful nature? We get the guilt feelings when the Holy Spirit tries to tell us we are doing wrong. I find myself reflecting ON Jesus, instead of reflecting Him. How much of this is deliberate? I don

Q1. (Romans 8:3-4) Why can't obedience to the law save us? Obedience to the law can

Q5. (Romans 7:14-25) Christians disagree about who is the "I" in Romans 7. Is Paul referring to himself or others? What is your opinion? (We won't all agree here, but we'll learn what the issues are by taking and arguing for a position -- lovingly). It appears that he is talking about himself, but writing it in a way that I could also see the

Q4. (Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 15:18-20; Romans 7:24) What is the doctrine of "total depravity"? Put it in your own words. Does it mean that none of God's original goodness shows through? Then what does it mean? Total depravity is evil. Every person has the potential to be good, but he is born a sinner. It has nothing to do with God

Q3. (Romans 7:12; 8:3) What does the law do well? Since it was given by God, it is holy, righteous, and good. It gives up something to live our lives by and tells us about sin. What does it do poorly? It can tell us about sin, but can

Q2. (Romans 7:7-8) The law reveals sin for what it is. Why wouldn't we be better off just not knowing that we should not covet, for example? It doesn

Q1. (Romans 7:5) Paul uses the word "flesh" (or NIV "sinful nature") many times in chapters 7 and 8. In your own words, what does Paul mean by "flesh" in these verses? Being in the

Q5. (Romans 6:18-22) In Paul's analogy in these verses, is there a place of independent freedom apart from "slavery" to sin or to Christ? No, we are either a slave to God or a slave to sin. Why do we long for this kind of independent freedom? We all want to be independent and think we want to do things our way. Why do we hesitate to firmly take sides and make our allegiance clear to all? It

Q4. (Romans 6:17b) How does good doctrine affect the way we live? When we follow the good doctrine, we are following Jesus. Why should we honor good doctrine? Because it was given to us by God. If we shouldn't look down on doctrine itself, what kind of teaching should we be avoiding? We should avoid any doctrine that doesn

Q3. (Romans 6:15-18). What does obedience have to do with slavery? Because you are a slave to the one you obey, whether it be God or sin. In way does doing acts of righteousness demonstrate your slavery to God? My acts of righteousness demonstrate my slavery to God because I am obedient to Him and His Word. In what ways does doing bad things demonstrate a slavery to sin? We are slaves to sin because we choose sin over being obedient to God. We let sin rule our lives instead of God. How is such a slavery or bondage broken? By living by God

Q2. (Romans 6:13) In what ways do you "offer the members of your body" to either sin or God multiple times in a day? By what we say, what we do, how we present ourselves to others, and by our bad habits. Why is it that we can sin unconsciously? By watching the wrong movies or TV shows, or going to the wrong places and letting others influence our lives. How can we begin to offer our members deliberately to God? By consciously asking ourselves if what we

Q1. (Romans 6:12) What does obedience have to do with the "reign" of sin? If we are not obedient to His Word we won

Q5. (Romans 6:11) What does it mean to "reckon, consider, count" in verse 11? To reckon, consider and count, means that we believe, by our faith, that we are forgiven of our sins - we are counting on it. Does this actually mean that we are convincing ourselves of something that isn't really true? No, we are believing by our faith that it is true. What will be the effect in our lives if we actually do consider it to be true that we died with Christ's death with regard to sin? It means that we are following Jesus, just the way He wants us to.