Romans 1:1-17 Basic Study Questions
QUALITIES NEEDED TO SERVE EFFECTIVELY IN OUR CHURCH
1. What term does Paul use to describe his relationship to Jesus Christ (1:1)? ___________________________________
2. How did he know he was to be an apostle (1)? ___________________________________________
3. What did God do to Paul concerning the Gospel of God (1)? ______________________________
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4. What spiritual ‘equipment’ did Paul receive to carry out his ministry (5)?
__________________________________________ and _________________________________________
5. What was the desired result of using the spiritual equipment (5)?
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6. What spiritual benefits or ‘equipment’ do you and other believing church members receive (6,7)?
1) ________________________________ 2) ________________________________
3) ___________________________ 4) _________________________ 5) _______________________
7. Verse 8 tells us that we should have an attitude of _________________ toward all other members in the church.
8. We should also have an attitude of ___________________________________________________ (9).
9. What was Paul’s request in verse 10? ____________________________________________________
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10. Why did he yearn and long to see these church members (11)? ___________________________
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11. What did he expect to receive from them (12)? ___________________________________________
12. Why didn’t Paul come right away to see the church members at Rome (1:13;15:22,23)?
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13. What one word could we replace for the different people mentioned in verse 14?
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14. How are we to feel concerning our obligation to present the Word of God to everyone (15)?
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15. Why shouldn’t we be ashamed of the Gospel (16)? ___________________________________
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16. What is revealed in the Gospel (17)? _____________________________________________________
17. A person can only have God’s righteousness by _____________________________________ (17).
18. List three changes you desire totake place in your life because of these seventeen verses:
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
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Advanced Set of Questions
Romans 1:1-17
A Snapshot of the Writer 1:1, 5
1. Who is the author of Romans? Think about his background described in Acts or in a map in the back of your Bible.
2. What term does Paul use to describe his relationship to Jesus Christ (1:1)?
3. What other term tells us much about him (1:1)?
4. Carefully think through Acts 9:1-19 where Paul’s conversion is recorded. How does this help you better understand verse 1?
5. What further items in verse 5 help you picture how Paul felt about his ministry.
The Kernel of Salvation 1:2-4
6. Paul makes some important statements about the gospel in verses 2-4. List each of the important comments or statements Paul made.
7. How does the usage of the word ‘Son’ differ in verses 1:3-4?
A Glimpse of the Recipients 1:6-7
8. What do we know about who Paul was writing to (see verse 7)? List at least three things about the recipients of this letter.
9. Do you think Paul was trying to include the whole church at Rome or just part of it? Why?
A Simple Study of Relationships 1:8-15
10. Scan through verses 1:8-13 and describe Paul’s attitude toward the Roman Christians. Make sure you put which verse is the source of your idea.
11. Would you say Paul shows a spirit of superiority? If that does not describe Paul’s relationship with the Roman Christians, then write down which relationship best describes it? (examples: master-slave, friend-friend, etc.)
12. Why does Paul want to visit them (1:8-15)?
13. What obligation does Paul sense (1:14)? * Where did he get that?
The Theme Message 1:16-17
14. What is Paul not ashamed of (16)? * Are some people afraid of it?
15. Why do you think Paul adds that phrase ‘power of God’ to verse 16?
16. Who can be saved (16)?
17. In those days, who did the word ‘Greek’ refer to?
18. What is revealed in the gospel (17)? *What might this mean?
19. What is at least one prime characteristic of the righteous man (17)? Is this true for the Old Testament too?
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