Rom 4:1-8 What was the importance of Abraham to the Jewish nation? See Rom 4:1, Gen 12:1-3, Mat 3:9, John 8:33. How is that important to Paul’s argument that the righteousness of God is from faith to faith and to the Jew first (Rom 1:16-17)? What does it mean “to reckon”? Note: this is the…
Rom 3:21-24 How is “the righteousness of God” that has been revealed in the gospel different from what Paul’s opponents supposed it to be? See also Rom 1:17. What is the significance to his Jewish opponents that this righteousness was “witnessed by the Law and the Prophets? Where is it witnessed in the Law and…
Rom 3:1-2 In these and the following verses Paul answers several objections to his understanding that the Jews were as guilty as the Gentiles in failing to live up to the light that they had, and therefore equally under condemnation and in need of the righteousness that is by faith. What is the first objection…
Rom 2:1-3 What sort of man would be considered qualified to pass judgment upon such as those whom Paul has just described in the previous chapter? See Rom 2:17-20. Why does he say that those who do so actually condemn themselves? See Rom 2:1, 2, 3. Is a person just in the eyes of God…
Rom 1: 18-19 What is the great significance that Paul uses the present tense in saying God’s wrath is revealed? Is the judgment of God only a future event? What is the connection between the righteousness of God being revealed (Rom 1: 17) and the wrath of God being revealed (Rom 1: 18)? Can man…
Rom 1:1-2 What does it mean to be a bond-servant of Christ Jesus? See 1 Cor 6:19-20. Why was it necessary for Paul to mention his apostolic authority in this letter to the Romans, whereas it was unnecessary to do so in his letters to the Thessalonians and Philippians? See Rom 1:10. For what specifically had…
Toward the end of his 3 year ministry in Ephesus on his third missionary journey Paul wrote 1 Corinthians before traveling north to Troas and then on to Macedonia, visiting and strengthening the churches he had established there on his second missionary journey. From Macedonia he wrote 2 Corinthians to prepare the believers there in Achaia for…
2Co 13:1-4 How many times had Paul actually been to Corinth at the time of this writing? See A “Painful Visit” and “Sincere Letter”? . What is Paul’s point in quoting Deuteronomy 19:15 about every matter being established on the testimony of two or three witnesses, and then mentioning his two or three warnings to…
2Co 12:1-6 False religious teachers, including those opposing Paul in Corinth, often boast of their sublime spiritual experiences as evidence of God’s favor for them. How did Paul feel about such boasting, and why did he typically refrain from it? See 2Co 12:1,6. Who was the man that Paul knew who experienced the marvelous revelations…
2Co 11:16-21 What was the difference between Paul’s boasting and that of his opponents? See 2Co 11:17. Did his opponents view their boasting against Paul as foolishness? How does Paul sarcastically justify his foolish boasting to the Corinthians? See 2Co 11:19. In what 5 ways were the false apostles misleading the Corinthians? See 2Co 11:20. …