The Book of Romans

Lesson 2: RIGHTEOUSNESS BY CONSCIENCE
Romans 1:16 - 32

The Good News
1. How did the Apostle Paul feel about the gospel? Why?
2. What is the difference between stupidity and foolishness?
3. What is the difference between embarrassment and shame?
4. What kind of power is being used in .16
5. What requirement is set in .16 for salvation
6. What is revealed in the gospel according to .17 7.
Describe that righteousness

The Bad News
1. When is the wrath of God revealed
2. Characteristics of God are clearly seen? How?
3. Is God justified in His judgment? Why? .18-20
4. Are the un-evangelized without fault? Explain.
5. What are the two sins mentioned in .18. Define.
6. See 1:16-17. Explain "The righteous shall live by faith"
7. How do our standards of acceptable behavior compare with God's?

The Stairway to Hell
1. Define the stages for the stairway to hell.
2. Find the recurring phrase in .21-32. What does it mean?
3. What is the effect of repeatedly rejecting God?
4. Does this imply that God has a hedge over our ways?
5. How do our desires and thoughts about God affect our lives?
6. How can man reach God with his own goodness?

Main Lesson:


Memory Verse:
Romans1:21


21 "For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened."

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