Romans 6:15-23 Basic Study Questions

Romans 6:15-23 Bible Study: Serve Only One Master again breaks through a notion that we are free to sin by showing how in Christ we are bound to obey Him.

1. Rewrite the question found in Romans 6:15 in your own words. 
   
   
   
2. How does Paul answer that question in Romans 6:15? 
   
   
   
3. What is the outcome when you offer yourself to someone to be his slave (Romans 6:16)?
   
   
   
4. Paul gives examples of two kinds of slaves. Please fill in their end result (Romans 6:16).
   
   If you give yourself to sin, then you will receive _________.
   

Give yourself to obedience, then you will receive ______.



5. Every Christian was first a slave of _____________ and then
   
   a slave of ___________________(Romans 6:17-18).
   
   
6. How did they escape the slavery of sin (Romans 6:17)?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Paul is using the analogy of slavery to illustrate this truth. Complete the sentence (Romans 6:19). If I wanted to be a slave of
   
   sin, I would______________________________________.
   
   
   
8. How then can we become a slave of righteousness (Romans 6:19)? {Key: notice the 'just as'}.
   
   
   
9. Before we were Christians, we were _________________ from the power of righteousness (Romans 6:20).
   
   
   
10. What good came from the time before we were Christians (Romans 6:21)?
    
    
    
11. What should our attitude be to those sins now (Romans 6:21)?
    
    
    
12. What good comes from being bound to serve God (Romans 6:22)?
    
    
    
13. What is the difference between 'wages' and 'gift'?
    
    
    
14. By noticing the results of not being a Christian or being one, how important is it that one is actually a Christian (Romans 6:23)? Circle one below:
    
    Not important   About the same   Important   Crucial
    
    
    
15. List at least two changes you desire to take place in your life because of these verses:
    a.
    
    b.
    
    

Bonus questions on Romans 6:15-23

• From this passage how would you respond to the person who says, "Wow! I don't have to live by the law anymore. I'm free. I can do whatever I feel like doing. "
  
  
  
  
• If Christ fulfilled the law, why is it that we must go by it? Or do we?

Romans 6:15-23 Basic Study Questions

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