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There
are 23 lessons in this Study Course, each containing questions
selected
from the text of the 23 correspondingly numbered topics in the commentary.
The answers to the questions of each lesson are found at
the end of that particular lesson.
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About
this Study Course
The
purpose of this Study Course is not to test your knowledge of theology,
but to focus your attention on what the apostle Paul actually says in the book
of Romans. After you have first studied
all the verses of topic 1 (in the commentary)
along with those verses in your Bible, then test yourself by finding the
correct answer to each question about the verse or verses of scripture indicated in the question. This is an “open Bible” test.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(To
go to any particular lesson #, CLICK on its topic name below.)
HEADING
(#)
LESSON
(#) TOPIC name VERSES
The
Justice of God (1)
(1)
Not Ashamed of the
Gospel
1:1-17
(2)
A Nation Without
Excuse
1:18-32
(3)
The Prosecution 2:1-29
(4) The Condemnation 3:1-20
(5)
Justifying the
Ungodly
3:21-31
Justification
by Faith (2)
(6)
What Abraham Found 4:1-12
(7)
Access to the
Promise
4:13 - 5:2
Grace
(3)
(8)
Standing in Grace 5:1-11
(9)
God’s
Righteousness Revealed 5:12-21
The
Work of the Cross (4)
(10) Dead with Christ 6:1-10
(11) Lest Sin Reign 6:11-17
(12) Free from Sin 6:18-23
(13)
Dead to the Law 7:1-4
In
the Flesh (5)
(14) The Working of Sin 7:5-13
(15)
Sold Under Sin 7:14-25
(16)
The Carnal Mind 8:1-8
In
the Spirit (6)
(17) Quickened by the
Holy Ghost
8:9-16
(18)
The Infirmity of
the Body
8:17-28
(19)
Glorification by
the Holy Ghost 8:29-39
The
People of God (7)
(20)
Who God Receives 9:1-29
(21)
The Righteousness
of Faith
9:30 - 10:21
(22)
Who God “Cast
Away”
11:1-15
(23) The Olive Tree:
God’s Israel 11:16-36
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Paul’s
epistle to the Romans is the most complete explanation of the gospel found in
the scriptures. Whether by Paul’s design
or not, much of the Book of Romans is laid out amazingly like a trial in a
criminal court. If this is the case, the
first chapter contains the “indictment,” the second chapter,
the “prosecution,” and in the first twenty verses of the third
chapter we will find the “arguments before the jury,” the “findings
of the court,” and the “verdict given.” It is only then that the wonderful
righteous judgment of God to save sinners begins to be revealed, beginning with
the words in Romans 3:21, “But now the
righteousness of God without the law is manifested….” The “trial” will continue through
the sixth chapter, where the judge’s sentence is carried out, and
believers are made free. In chapter
seven Paul describes the agonizing turmoil faced by those who are
spiritually “in the flesh” yet seeking to please God. From there we are taken to the glorious walk
in the Spirit as described in chapter eight. Finally, this study course concludes with chapters
nine, ten and eleven, as Paul sets forth and defends God’s
relationship and dealings with national Israel.
It is our prayer that this study course will be a great help and
blessing to you as you study the apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, and that
God will fill you with all wisdom and understanding in the knowledge of Christ
Jesus our Lord.
God
bless you in your study,
Pastors,
Keith and Leroy Surface
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LESSON 1
The
Justice of God: Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Romans
1:1-17
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Lesson 1
covers Paul’s introduction to the Romans.
Here the apostle sets the tone for the rest of this epistle when he
explains that the gospel message is in fact, a revelation of God’s justice.
1. In verse 3, Paul says that Jesus was made of the seed
of David according to _____________.
Choose the correct answer.
A. Mary
B. the flesh
C. the Spirit
D. being born in Bethlehem
2. In verse 4, what is it that declared Jesus to be the “Son of God with power?”
A. His miracles.
B. His teachings.
C. His resurrection from the dead.
D. His virgin birth.
3. In verses
14-15, what did Paul
consider his debt to be?
A. To do good works.
B. To preach the gospel.
C. To be politically active.
D. To make up for past sins.
4. In verse 16, why was Paul not ashamed of the gospel of Christ?
A. He had the right to believe whatever he
wanted to believe.
B. It is the power of God unto salvation.
C. It was popular.
D. He was raised to believe it.
5. In verse 17, Paul uses the phrase “the righteousness of God.” What is another
word that has the same meaning as righteousness?
A. Holiness
B. Goodness
C. Justice
D. Wrath
6. In verse 16, what did Paul say is the “power of God
unto salvation?”
A. Our good works.
B. Our faith.
C. The gospel of Christ.
D. Grace
7. In verse 17, what does Paul say is revealed to us in the gospel?
A. God’s justice (righteousness).
B.
God’s love.
C.
The plan of salvation.
D. Why Christians are sinners.
8. In verse 17, Paul quotes the scripture that says,
“____________ shall live by faith.”
A.
Christians
B.
The just
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Answers
to Lesson 1 Questions about Topic 1.
1-B,
2-C, 3-B, 4-B, 5-C, 6-C, 7-A,
8-B
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LESSON 2
The
Justice of God: A Nation Without Excuse
Romans
1:18-32
This
lesson takes us through one of the most misinterpreted passages in the Bible. Yet here it becomes clear that in Paul’s day
there was one nation, who above all other peoples, was without excuse before
God. It is in these verses that the
apostle carefully lays out his indictment of national Israel.
1. In verse 18, what is revealed from heaven for those
who hold the truth in unrighteousness?
A. Forgiveness
B. Salvation
C. Love
D. Wrath
2. In verse 18, Paul speaks of those who held the truth;
in verse 19 he speaks of those who God
manifested Himself to; in verse 20 he
speaks of those who understood the things of God; and in verse 21 he speaks of those who knew God. What group of people fits all these
statements?
A. The heathen nations.
B. The Gentiles.
C. The children of Israel.
D. The Romans.
3. In verse 18, who held the truth in unrighteousness?
A.
The heathen nations.
B.
The Gentiles.
C.
The children of Israel.
D.
The Romans.
4. In verse 19, what does Paul say that God showed to
Israel?
A.
His face.
B.
The mysteries of the gospel.
C.
His wrath.
D.
That which could be known of God.
5. In a verse related to verse 20, Hebrews 11:3 says, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by
the word of God….” Based on this verse, how do we understand God’s work
in the creation?
o A. Through faith.
o B. By seeing the majesty of the stars.
o C. By observing nature.
o D. We are born understanding it.
6. In verse 20, what would be the basis for faith for a people to understand
God’s work in creation?
o A. Observing nature.
o B. Observing humanity.
o C. Seeing the majesty of the stars.
o D. Having received the scripture that says, “In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
7. In verse 20,
what people had a basis for understanding God’s work in creation?
o A. The Romans.
o B. Israel
o C. The Native Americans.
o D. The Egyptians.
8. In verse 20, because the things of God were clearly
seen by them, Israel was ____________.
o A. without excuse
o B. wise
o C. spiritual
o D. blind
9. In verse 21, Paul speaks of Israel, saying, “…when
they knew God, they ________ Him not as God.”
o A. worshipped
o B. glorified
o C. served
o D. followed
10. In
verse 22, Israel became
fools while professing themselves to be ____________.
o A. pilgrims
o B. wise
o C. God’s chosen people
o D. sinners
11. When Moses went up onto
the mountain to receive the ten commandments written in stone, Aaron made
something for the children of Israel to worship. In verse 23, what did Paul say they changed the glory
of the incorruptible God into?
o A. A corruptible image.
o B. Dagon, the god of the Philistines.
o C. A beautiful story.
o D. Baal, the god of the Phoenicians.
12. In verse 24, what was God’s judgment upon Israel for changing the glory of God
into something else?
o A. He made them wander in the wilderness.
o B. He gave them up to uncleanness.
o C. They were bitten by serpents.
o D. They were beaten by the Amorites.
13. In verse 18, Paul speaks of Israel as holding the
truth in unrighteousness. But in verse
25 he says they changed the truth of God into what?
o A. A drama
o B. A lie
o C. A law
o D. A gospel tract
14. In verses 25-26, because Israel changed the truth of God
and worshipped the creature more than the Creator, what did God give them up
to?
o A. Prosperity and blessing.
o B. Babylon
o C. Hardship and slavery.
o D. Vile affections
15. In verse 28, because Israel did not like to retain God
in their knowledge, God gave them over to what?
o A. Babylon
o B. A reprobate mind
o C. The Romans
o D. Jesus Christ
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Answers
to Lesson 2 Questions about Topic 2.
1-D,
2-C, 3-C, 4-D, 5-A, 6-D, 7-B,
8-A, 9-B, 10-B, 11-A, 12-B,
13-B, 14-D, 15-B
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LESSON 3
The
Justice of God: The Prosecution
Romans
2:1-29
In
this lesson, we will find that the second chapter of Romans is written as a “prosecution”
of Old Testament Israel in the court of God’s justice. The charge is that in spite of all the
advantages that God had given them, the Jew was no better than the Gentiles who
surrounded them. The case will be proven
beyond a reasonable doubt.
1. In verse 1 of chapter 3, Paul said, “…thou art inexcusable, O man,
whosoever thou art that judgest.” Why were they inexcusable when they judged?
o A. We are forbidden to judge.
o B. Because we are all sinners.
o C. They were guilty of doing the same
things.
o D. They were not approved by the state.
2. In verse 3, Paul speaks of the judgment of God against those who
_______________.
o A. are not Jews
o B. are not Christians
o C. commit certain acts
o D. are not circumcised
o E. are not baptized
3. In verse 3, Paul asked the question, “…thinkest thou this, O man, that
judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt
escape the judgment of God?” What is your answer to that question?
o A. Yes
o B. No
4. In verse 4, Paul said, “…the goodness of God leadeth thee to
_______________.” What does the goodness of God lead us to?
o A. heaven
o B. repentance
o C. church
o D. prosperity
5. In verse 5, a person who will not repent builds up what kind of
treasure for himself?
o A. Wrath
o B. Earthly treasures
o C. Abundant grace
o D. Unmerited favor
6. The verse 6, Paul says that God will “render to every man according to his
____________.”
o A. deeds
o B. faith
o C. baptism
o D. intentions
7. In verses
8-9, who does Paul say
will receive indignation and wrath in the day of judgment?
o A. The person who does evil.
o B. The person who does not obey the truth.
o C. The person who is contentious against the
truth of the gospel.
o D. All of the above.
8. In verse 10, Paul says God will give “glory, honor,
and peace to every man that _________.”
o A. believes Jesus is Christ
o B. works “good”
o C. is baptized
o D. reads the Bible
9. In verse 12, Paul speaks of those who have “sinned
without law,” and those who have “sinned in the law.” What will happen to those
who have sinned “without the law?”
o A. They will not be judged for their sins.
o B. They will receive a second chance.
o C. They will perish.
o D. God has no record of their sin, because they
had no law.
10. In verse 12, what will happen to those who have sinned
“in the law?”
o A. They will go to heaven.
o B. They will be judged by the law.
o C. They will receive a second chance.
o D. They will not be judged if they have
believed.
11. In verse 14, Paul speaks of certain Gentiles, who “have not the law,” but “do
by nature the things contained in the law.” What was Paul saying?
o A. A Gentile can be saved by the law.
o B. People who are “naturally good” will be
accepted by God.
o C. There were Gentiles who had received a new
nature through faith in Jesus Christ.
o D. Some people do not need to be “born again.”
12. In verse 15, some people have the work of the law
written ______________________.
o A. on tables of stone
o B. on scrolls
o C. in the New Testament
o D. in the heart
13. In verse 16, Paul says that God will “judge
_________________ by Jesus Christ.”
o A. sinners
o B. the secrets of men
o C. adulterers
o D. the heathen nations
14. In verse 19, Israel thought themselves to be
_________.
o A. a guide of the blind
o B. sinners
o C. pure in heart
o D. more powerful than the Romans
15. In verse 24, Paul told the unbelieving Jews, “…the name of God is blasphemed
among the Gentiles through you.” Why was this so?
o A. They continually cursed God’s name.
o B. They denied the existence of God.
o C. They did not live by the same law they
required of others.
o D. The Gentiles hated them because they were the
holy people.
16. In verse 25, if a man who was circumcised did not keep
the law, his circumcision would ________________.
o A. keep him from being judged like other sinners
o B. be just as if he was not circumcised
o C. be the means of his salvation
o D. be his proof that God accepted him
17. In verse 27, who did Paul say would judge the
circumcised that broke the law?
o A. The man who was baptized.
o B. Moses
o C. The uncircumcised man who fulfilled the
law.
o D. The circumcised man who kept the law.
18. In verse 29, who did Paul consider to be truly
circumcised?
o A. Someone who was circumcised when he was eight
days old.
o B. Someone who was circumcised in his
heart.
o C. Someone who could trace his natural lineage
back to Abraham.
o D. Someone who diligently kept the law.
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Answers
to Lesson 3 Questions about Topic 3.
1-C,
2-C, 3-B, 4-B, 5-A, 6-A, 7-D,
8-B, 9-C, 10-B, 11-C, 12-D,
13-B, 14-A, 15-C, 16-B, 17-C,
18-B
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LESSON 4
The
Justice of God: The Condemnation
Romans
3:1-20
In
the first nine verses of this lesson, there are several questions the jury must
answer in order to arrive at a verdict. The
first question being, “Did the defendant (the Jew) have an advantage?”
and the last question being, “Is the Jew better than the Gentile?” If you
answer the first question “yes” and the last question “no,” then the
jury must find them guilty. Amazingly,
in this trial the “defendant” must also be the “jury.” No man can be
justified that does not first find himself to be “guilty before God.”
Verses ten through eighteen are the “findings of the court,” while the
nineteenth verse brings the verdict of “guilty before God.” It is not the
Jew only, but “the whole world” that is found “guilty before God,” and of
course, the “sentence” is death. It
is from this point that the wonderful “righteousness of God” to save
sinners begins to be revealed in the twenty-first verse.
1. According to verses 1-2,
what advantage did the Jew have over the Gentile?
o A. They were circumcised.
o B. The word (oracles) of God was committed to
them.
o C. They offered blood sacrifices.
o D. All of the above.
2. In verse 3, if certain people do not believe the gospel, does that
mean it will not work for those who do believe it?
o A. Yes
o B. No
3. According to
verse 4, how many people does it take to prove
that God is a liar?
o A. Two or three witnesses.
o B. A simple majority.
o C. All mankind.
o D. God is not a liar.
4. In verse 4, Paul lays the groundwork for the gospel proving that God is
‘just” (righteous). He says that God
would overcome when He was ______________.
o A. judged
o B. worshipped
o C. fought against
o D. loved
5. In verse 5, Paul raises this question to express the
belief of some that the righteousness of God could be promoted in
unrighteousness. He asks, “if our
unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God….” Can the righteousness
of God be promoted by unrighteous means?
o A. Yes
o B. No
6. In verse 5, Paul raises the question asked by some; “Is God unrighteous who
taketh vengeance?” This question calls God’s _______________ into
question.
o A. justice (righteousness)
o B. grace
o C. love
o D. mercy
7. Based upon verse
6, if God does not
judge the “believer” who is unrighteous, who can God judge?
o A. The world
o B. The atheist
o C. The hypocrite
o D. No one
8. In verse 7, if you use a lie to promote the kingdom of
God, will God judge you as a liar?
o A. Yes
o B. No
9. In verse 8, what does Paul say about those who say,
“Let us do evil, that good may come?”
o A. Their damnation is just.
o B. They will not be judged because they sought a
good result.
o C. Deception in the pursuit of souls is not
evil.
o D. Everyone is a sinner.
10. In verse 9, Paul says that the Jew is better than the Gentile in what
way?
o A. They have a better lifestyle.
o B. They are better because they uphold the name
of God.
o C. They were better because they knew the
scriptures.
o D. They were not better in any way.
11. In verse 9, why were the Jews not better than the Gentiles?
o A. Both were under sin.
o B. God rejected the Jews.
o C. The Jews had the law.
o D. God gave special favor to the Gentiles.
12. According to verse 9, who was proven to be under sin; the Jews or the Gentiles?
o A. The Jews
o B. The Gentiles
o C. Neither
o D. Both
13. In verse 10, Paul says, “as it is written, There is
none righteous, no, not one.” According to Paul in verse 19, this statement was
first written concerning what group of people?
o A. Everyone
o B. Gentiles
o C. Christians
o D. Those under the law.
14. In verse 10, is the statement “There is none righteous, no, not one” spoken
about the gospel believer?
o A. Yes
o B. No
15. In verse 19, since the Gentiles had no claim of
righteousness, when the Jews were proven to be sinners, this proved the
whole world to be ______________________.
o A. a bad place
o B. guilty before God
o C. under the law
o D. righteous
16. In verse 19, who could claim to be righteous, the Jew
or the Gentile?
o A. The Jews
o B. The Gentiles
o C. Neither
o D. Both
17. According to verse 20, who was justified by the law?
o A. Only the Jews before Christ.
o B. Only those who could keep it perfectly.
o C. Everyone
o D. No one
18. In verse 20, what purpose did the law serve for the
Jews?
o A. It made them righteous.
o B. It showed them that they were sinners.
o C. It saved them if they could keep it.
D.
It made them better than other nations.
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Answers
to Lesson 4 Questions about Topic 4.
1-B,
2-B, 3-D, 4-A, 5-B, 6-A, 7-D,
8-A, 9-A, 10-D, 11-A, 12-D,
13-D, 14-B, 15-B, 16-C, 17-D,
18-B
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LESSON 5
The
Justice of God: Justifying the Ungodly
Romans
3:21-31
In
this lesson, the wonderful righteous judgment of God to save sinners begins to
be revealed, beginning with the words in Romans 3:21, “But now the righteousness
of God without the law is manifested....” It is here that we discover
that even the work of redemption is rooted in the justice of God.
1. In verse 21, the phrase “the righteousness of God”
speaks of ___________________.
o A. the wrath of God
o B. the love of God
o C. the good deeds of God
o D. the justice of God
2. In verse 21, Paul says the righteousness of God is
manifested without _________________.
o A. the law
o B. the wrath of God
o C. works
o D. faith
3. In verse 21, who did Paul say bore witness of the
righteousness of God?
o A. Moses
o B. Jesus
o C. The law and the prophets
o D. The grace of God
4. In verse 22; Paul uses the term “faith of Jesus
Christ”. What does this mean?
o A. It means Jesus will believe God for us.
o B. It speaks of the finished work of
Calvary.
o C. It is believing that Jesus is the Son of
God.
o D. It speaks of how much faith Jesus has.
5. In verse 22, Paul speaks of the righteousness of God
as being “unto all, and upon all them that believe.” From this phrase,
choose the correct answers in the correct order. “The righteous salvation of God is offered to
_________, but it is only received by __________.”
o A. all - those who believe
o B. those who believe - the predestined
o C. the predestined - the chosen
o D. those who believe - all
6. In verse 22, Paul explains the difference between the
Jew and the Gentile in regard to their need for the righteous work of
salvation as being what?
o A. One is circumcised and the other is
baptized.
o B. One is saved by the law and the other is
saved by grace.
o C. One is under the old covenant and the other
is under the new covenant.
o D. There is no difference.
7. According to verses 22-23,
what makes all men equal when it comes to their need for the righteousness
(justice) of God?
o A. All have sinned.
o B. Grace
o C. No one could keep the law.
o D. God loves everyone.
8. In verse 24, Paul first introduces the word
“redemption”. What does the word
“redemption” mean?
o A. To forgive our sins.
o B. To cover our sins.
o C. To ransom in full.
o D. To save from judgment.
9. In verse 24, Paul tells us we are justified by His
grace through _______________.
o A. the mercy of God
o B. the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
o C. grace
o D. the faith of Abraham
10. In verse 25, Paul says that God set Jesus forth to be a propitiation. What does propitiation speak of?
o A. A sacrificial lamb.
o B. A mighty king.
o C. A wrongly condemned man.
o D. A covering for sin.
11. In verse
25, how is the work of
redemption received by the believer?
A.
By being baptized.
o B. Through faith in the work of the blood of
Jesus.
o C. By believing that Jesus is the Son of
God.
o D. By taking communion.
12. In verse 25, Jesus’ crucifixion declared _____________.
o A. that men hate God
o B. that sin must be punished
o C. that God is powerful
o D. that God is righteous
13. In verse 25, Paul speaks of the remission of sins _________________?
o A. that we are sorry for
o B. that are covered by the blood
o C. that are in our past
o D. in our past, present and future
14. In verse 25, Paul says that Jesus was offered for the remission of sins that
are past. What does the Greek word
translated “remission” mean in this text?
o A. Hiding
o B. Covering
o C. To let pass without notice or making
mention.
o D. Acceptance
15. In verse 25, Paul says that past sins are remitted though the forbearance of
God. What does the word “forbearance”
mean?
o A. Self-restraint
o B. Wrath
o C. Love
o D. Tenderness
16. In verse 25, what is declared that says there must be remission (a passing
over) of a believers past sins?
o A. The love of God.
o B. The holiness of God.
o C. The grace of God.
o D. The justice (righteousness) of God.
17. In a verse related to verses 25-26,
the apostle John writes in I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He
is faithful and _________ to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.”
o A. loving
o B. just (righteous)
o C. merciful
o D. willing
18. According to verse 26, the offering of Jesus on the cross was
necessary if ___________ was to be proven righteous (just).
o A. God
o B. a “believer”
o C. no one
o D. a Jew
19. In verse 26, in the statement, “To declare, I say, at this time his
righteousness” what does the phrase “at this time” speak of?
o A. The past.
o B. The present.
o C. The future.
o D. Eternity
20. In verse 26, because God is righteous, what does He do to those who believe in
Jesus?
o A. He covers them.
o B. He justifies them.
o C. He prospers them.
o D. He does not look at their sin.
21. In verse 26, what does the term “justifier” speak of?
o A. The One who covers sin.
o B. The One who makes the believer
righteous.
o C. The One who forgives our sin.
o D. The One who changes the record of our
sin.
22. The message of verses 25-26, is that God __________ sins that are in your past and __________
you in the present. Choose the correct
answers in the correct order.
o A. pardons - justifies
o B. justifies - pardons
o C. pardons - covers
o D. covers - covers
o 23. In verse 27, why does Paul say there is no boasting?
o A. All have sinned.
o B. Christians are sinners.
o C. There is none righteous.
o D. Because God’s righteousness (work of justice)
is received by faith.
24. In verse 28, Paul says a man is justified by faith
______________________.
o A. without the deeds of the law
o B. regardless of his actions
o C. if he is baptized
o D. if he is a Gentile
25. In verse 30, Paul speaks of “by faith” and “through faith”. “By faith” means that faith was the origin of
a man’s righteousness, but “through faith” means that faith is a “channel”
through which a person accesses the righteousness of God. Choose the correct names in the correct
order to complete the following sentence.
___________ was justified by faith, but ____________ was justified
through faith.
o A. Paul - Abraham
o B. Abraham - Paul
o C. Abraham - David
o D. Paul - David
26. In verse 30, Paul tells us that the God who justified the
circumcision__________ faith is the same God who justifies the uncircumcision
__________ faith. Choose the correct
answers in their correct order.
o A. without - by
o B. by - by
o C. through - by
o D. by - through
27. In verse 31, what does Paul say that faith does to the law of God?
o A. Establishes it.
o B. Voids it.
o C. Abolishes it.
o D. Enforces it.
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Answers
to Lesson 5 Questions about Topic 5.
1-D,
2-A, 3-C, 4-B, 5-A, 6-D, 7-A,
8-C, 9-B, 10-A, 11-B, 12-D,
13-C, 14-C,
15-A,
16-D, 17-B, 8-A, 19-B,
20-B, 21-B, 22-A, 23-D, 24-A,
25-B, 26-D, 27-A
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LESSON 6
Justification
by Faith: What Abraham Found
Romans
4:1-12
In
lesson 6, we see how that Abraham discovered that believing God was in itself a
righteousness that he could stand in to receive the promises of God.
1. In verse 1, Paul explains that he will show a great
truth that Abraham ________________.
o A. wrote about
o B. found
o C. learned from his father
o D. knew nothing about
2. In verse 1,
Abraham is the father of _________________ as pertaining to natural ancestry.
o A. the children of Israel
o B. the Anglo/Saxons
o C. the Gentiles
o D. the Romans
3. In verse 2, if Abraham was justified by _____________, he had reason
to boast.
o A. faith
o B. grace
o C. God
o D. works
4. In verse 3, Abraham _______________, and it was
counted unto him for righteousness.
o A. sacrificed his son Isaac
o B. believed God
o C. left his own country
o D. was circumcised
5. In verse 3, Paul writes, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted
unto him for righteousness.” What does the phrase “it was counted
unto him for righteousness” mean?
o A. God could see only righteousness when He
looked at Abraham.
o B. God credited Abraham as having the
righteousness of Christ.
o C. God called Abraham righteous even though he
had no righteousness by which to approach God.
o D. Abraham’s faith was a righteousness by which
he could approach unto God and receive the promise.
6. In verse 4, Paul speaks of a reward.
Abraham’s reward was the promise God gave him. What was Abraham’s reward according to verse
13 of this chapter?
o A. Heaven
o B. That he should be the heir of the world.
o C. Much riches.
o D. The land of Canaan.
7. In verse 4, if a man works for something, his reward
is ________________.
o A. a salary or debt that is owed to him
o B. a gift he receives
o C. a show of kindness
o D. never enough
8. In verse 5, what is it that God accepted from Abraham as righteousness?
o A. His good works.
o B. His promise to serve God.
o C. His faith (he believed God).
o D. His profession of faith.
9. In verses
6-8, Paul refers to
David’s words in Psalms 32, saying, “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered. Blessed is
the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Who’s experience was David
describing?
o A. Abraham’s
o B. The Jew’s
o C. The Gentile’s
o D. David’s
10. In verse 6, David speaks of the “blessedness” of the person unto “whom God
imputeth righteousness without works.” David was speaking of _____________.
o A. God calling sinners righteous
o B. God considering everyone righteous who
believes that Jesus is the Son of God
o C. the person who has been sinful that now turns
to God in true repentance and faith
o D. everyone being saved
11. In verses 6-8, what does God do for the person who turns to Him in true
repentance and faith?
o A. God forgives their sins.
o B. God covers the sins they have committed.
o C. God does not hold their past sins against
them.
o D. All of the above.
12. In verse 9, who is eligible to receive the blessing that David described in
verses 6-8?
o A. Only those who were circumcised.
o B. Only those who were uncircumcised.
o C. Only those who were baptized.
o D. Only those who believe God
13. In verse 10, was Abraham circumcised or uncircumcised when his faith was
counted to him for righteousness?
o A. circumcised
o B. uncircumcised
14. In verse 11, circumcision was _____________________.
o A. a sign that Abraham believed God
o B. proof that Abraham believed God
o C. the seal God gave Abraham to make him
righteous
o D. a guarantee that Abraham would go to heaven
15. In verse 11, Abraham is called the father of __________________.
o A. all who are circumcised
o B. all Christians
o C. all people
o D. all who believe God
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Answers
to Lesson 6 Questions about Topic 6.
1-B,
2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-D, 6-B, 7-A,
8-C, 9-D, 10-C, 11-D, 12-D,
13-B, 14-A, 15-D
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LESSON 7
Justification
by Faith: Access to the Promise
Romans
4:13-5:2
In
this lesson we will see how Paul uses Abraham’s example of receiving promises
by faith, to show the reader how they also can receive God’s promised
redemption.
1. In verse 13, Paul speaks of God’s promise to Abraham
and his seed that he would be “the heir of the world.” This verse goes on to
reveal that the promises of God are received based upon ________________________.
o A. the righteousness of faith
o B. keeping the law
o C. our profession of faith
o D. our good works
2. In verse 14, Paul says if the promise of God is
received through the law, faith is __________.
o A. mixed with works
o B. based upon the law
o C. made void
o D. the reason we are under the law
3. In verse 15, the statement “the law worketh wrath”
means ______________________.
o A. the law is the reason God punishes sin
o B. the law gave Moses and Israel a basis for
punishing sin
o C. the law gave God a basis for punishing sin
o D. the law gave Israel a basis to punish
Gentiles
4. In verse 15, Paul says, “for where no law is, there is
no transgression.” What does this mean?
o A. The Jews could not judge anyone unless they
had broken a specific commandment of the law.
o B. God will not judge you for sin if you are not
under the law.
o C. God did not judge sin before the law was
given.
o D. Sin was not really sin until the law was
given.
5. In verse 16, Paul says the promise “is of faith, that
it might be by grace.” What was the reason for this?
o A. It was so that grace could cover our
sin.
o B. It was so that sinners could go to
heaven.
o C. It was so our profession of faith could save
us.
o D. It was so that the promise would be sure to
everyone who believed the gospel.
6. In verse 17, God told Abraham. “I have made thee a father of many nations.”
Who are the “many nations” that are spoken of?
o A. Only the nations who can trace their lineage
back to Abraham.
o B. All who believe God out of every nation or
race of people.
o C. Only the twelve tribes of Israel.
7. In verse 17, God told Abraham “I have made thee a
father of many nations”. Which
statement best fits the phrase “I have made thee…?”
o A. I have forced you to be…
o B. I have established it and it cannot fail…
o C. You were born to be…
o D. I have chosen to see you as…
8. In verse 17, who is it that quickens the dead and
calls things that are not as though they are?
o A. Believers
o B. Abraham
o C. The prophets of God.
o D. God
9. In verse 18, the Greek word translated “against”
actually means “near” or “from beside.” With this in mind, what does the
following statement mean? “Who against hope believed in hope.”
o A. Abraham hoped that God would keep His
word.
o B. When all fleshly hope was taken away, Abraham
held God’s promise near, and believed it, because it was the hope God had given
him.
o C. Abraham’s had no reason to believe the
promises of God.
o D. Abraham claimed a promise that he did not
believe.
10. In verse 19, when Abraham believed the promise of God
concerning having a child, what other things did he consider?
o A. He considered that his wife had a barren
womb.
o B. He considered that his body was no longer
able to produce seed for procreation.
o C. He considered that maybe he and his wife
might still have some reproductive ability.
o D. He did not consider anything but God’s
promise.
11. In verse 20, Abraham did not ________________ the
promise of God.
o A. believe
o B. stagger at
o C. understand
o D. tell anyone about
12. In verse 22, when Abraham believed God’s promise, “it
was imputed to him for righteousness.” What does the word “it” refer to?
o A. Abraham’s faith.
o B. God’s promise.
o C. The righteousness of Christ.
o D. Abraham’s works.
13. In verse 22, what does the phrase “it was imputed to him for righteousness”
mean?
o A. God could see only righteousness when He
looked at Abraham.
o B. God credited Abraham as having the
righteousness of Christ.
o C. God called Abraham righteous even though he
had no righteousness wherein to stand before God.
o D. Abraham’s faith was a righteousness wherein
he stood before God to receive the promised child.
14. In verses 23-24, what does faith being imputed to the
gospel believer for righteousness mean?
o A. The believer’s faith is a righteousness
wherein they stand before God and receive the promised redemption
o B. God now looks at the believer and sees only
righteousness
o C. God credits the believer as having the
righteousness of Christ
o D. God calls the believer righteous even though
they have no righteousness wherein to stand before God
15. In verse 25, Paul indicates that Jesus was “raised
again for our justification.” The Greek word “dia,” which was translated “for” actually means
“through”. In Isaiah 53:11 the scripture
says, “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by
his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many... With this in mind, what does it mean
that Jesus “…was raised again ‘through’ our justification”?
o A. Our righteousness raised Jesus from the
dead.
o B. Jesus was raised from the dead because his
sacrifice satisfied God for our justification.
o C. We are justified through Jesus’
resurrection.
16. In verse 1 of chapter 5, in the phrase “Therefore being justified,” the word
“being” speaks of_______________.
o A. a process
o B. a “human being”
o C. having been
17. In verse 1, Paul describes the first result of the believer being justified
by faith as ___________________.
o A. a guaranty of heaven
o B. peace with God
o C. prosperity
o D. a full understanding of the things of God
18. In verse 1, the phrase “peace with God” means_______________________.
o A. we have the same peace that God has
o B. God cannot see our sins
o C. we are no longer in conflict with God
o D. we have peace in our hearts
19. In verse 1, Paul says we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ. How did Jesus bring peace
between God and the believer?
o A. He loved us.
o B. He was the sacrificial lamb offered for our
sins.
o C. He prays for us.
o D.
He covers our unrighteousness.
20. In verse 2, Paul says “we have access by faith into this grace wherein
we stand…” What does the term “this grace” speak of?
o A. Unmerited favor
o B. God’s love covers our sins.
o C. Sin no longer matters because of this
grace.
o D. The complete work of redemption that the Old
Testament prophets said would come to us.
21. In verse 2, Paul says “we have access by faith into this grace …” What does the
Greek word translated “access” mean?
o A. Qualification
o B. Admission
o C. Position
o D. Covering
22. In verse 2, Paul says “we have access by faith into this grace …” What does
this statement mean?
o A. Because we have faith, grace now covers our
sins.
o B. Just as Abraham stood in the righteousness of
faith to receive the promise of God, the believer’s faith gives them access
into the promised grace of redemption.
o C. If we believe we are saved, then we are in
grace.
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Answers
to Lesson 7 Questions about Topic 7.
1-A,
2-C, 3-B, 4-A, 5-D, 6-B, 7-B,
8-D, 9- B, 10-D, 11-B,
12-A,
13-D, 14-A, 15-B, 16-C,
17-B, 18-C, 19-B, 20-D, 21-B,
22-B
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LESSON 8
Grace: Standing in Grace
Romans
5:1-11
In
lesson 8, we find the believer standing in the grace of redemption and
rejoicing in tribulation as the Holy Ghost fills his heart with the love of
God.
1. In verses 1- 2, being justified by faith, what does the
believer have access into by faith?
o A. Heaven
o B. This grace.
o C. Prosperity
o D. Miracles
2. In verse 2, what is it that the believer stands in?
o A. This grace.
o B. The righteousness of Christ.
o C. Our faith.
o D. Unmerited favor.
3. In verse 2, what is it that the believer rejoices in hope of?
o A. Heaven
o B. The glory of God.
o C. Prosperity
o D. Faith
4. In verse 2, what does the word “hope” mean in the phrase “we rejoice
in hope of”?
o A. Strong desire.
o B. Wishful thinking.
o C. Anticipation
o D. Trying to have faith for.
5. In verse 3, in the phrase “we glory in tribulations
also,” what does the word “glory” mean?
o A. Shine
o B. Pray
o C. Become more spiritual.
o D. Rejoice
6. In verse 3, what does the phrase “we glory in tribulations also” mean?
o A. We enjoy tribulations.
o B. Even in tribulations, we continue to rejoice
in Christ.
o C. We brag about our tribulations.
o D. We are made spiritual by tribulations.
7. In verse 3, Paul says we know that tribulation _______________.
o A. works salvation
o B. destroys us
o C. works patience
o D. means we are not trusting God
8. In verse 3, what does the word “patience” mean?
o A. Cheerful endurance.
o B. Learning to put up with others.
o C. Waiting
o D. Controlling your temper.
9. In verse 4, Paul tells us that patience works
experience. What does he mean by this?
o A. We suffer though the bad times.
o B. We see how that God can move for His glory in
every situation.
o C. You cannot have a good experience unless you
learn to put up with others.
o D. You gain patience with others through
experiencing hardships.
10. In verse 4, what does Paul tell us that experience works in the
believer?
o A. Patience
o B. Love
o C. Anticipation (hope)
o D. Wisdom
11. In verse 4, why does experience work hope in the believer?
o A. They have come to expect that the glory of
God will be revealed regardless of the tribulations.
o B. They believe that everything that happens is
what God desires to happen.
o C. If things get too bad, they can only get
better.
o D. They had lost all hope.
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Answers
to Lesson 8 Questions about Topic 8.
1-B,
2-A, 3-B, 4-C, 5-D, 6-B, 7-C,
8-A, 9-B, 10-C, 11-A, 12-D,
13-D,
14-A, 15-B, 16-D, 17-D,
18-A, 19-A, 20-C, 21-D, 22-A,
23-C
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LESSON 9
Grace: God’s Righteousness Revealed
Romans
5:12-21
12. In verse 5, Paul says that hope makes us not ashamed. Why is this so?
o A. We will not be ashamed as long as we have
hope.
o B. Never be ashamed of having hope.
o C. If we desire something enough, God will give
it to us.
o D. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts
by the Holy Ghost.
o 13. Verse 6 says,
“For when we were yet without __________, in due time Christ died for the
___________.” Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks in the correct
order.
o A. love - Gentiles
o B. strength - righteous
o C. sin - sinner
o D. strength - ungodly
14. In verse 6, what was God’s remedy for a “weak and graceless” people?
o A. Christ died for them.
o B. God gave them the proverbs.
o C. God encouraged them.
o D. God covered their weaknesses.
15. In verse 8, Christ died for us when we were what kind of people?
o A. Righteous
o B. Sinners
o C. Good
o D. Spiritual
16. In verse 8, what is it that manifests the love of God to us?
o A. Healing
o B. Prosperity
o C. The Psalms.
o D. Jesus dying for us.
17. In verse 9, Paul says the believer is “now justified by
__________________.”
o A. faith
o B. love
o C. works
o D. His blood
18. In verse 9, Paul says, “Much more then, being now justified by his
blood.” Which of the answers below would best fit what Paul was
expressing with the words “Much more then?”
o A. Being justified by Jesus’ blood takes the
believer beyond justification by faith.
o B. Much more is required for salvation than
Jesus’ blood.
o C. God required more from people then than he does
now.
o 19. In verse 9, Paul says that those who are justified by Jesus’ blood shall be
saved from what?
o A. Wrath
o B. The Day of Judgment.
o C. Tribulations
o D. Persecutions
20. In verse 10, what were we before Jesus reconciled us
to God?
o A. Holy
o B. Righteous
o C. Enemies
o D. Godly
21. In verse 10, how are we reconciled to God?
o A. Through repentance.
o B. Through penance.
o C. Through baptism.
o D. Through the death of Jesus.
22. In verse 10, Paul speaks of being reconciled.
Choose the answer that best fits the work of reconciliation.
o A. Man is changed in order to be reconciled to
God.
o B. God is changed in order to be reconciled to
man.
o C. Both God and man are changed in order to be
reconciled to each other.
o D. No one is changed, they are simply brought
together to be reconciled.
23. In verse 11, in the phrase “we have now received the atonement,” what is a
more accurate
translation of the Greek word “katallage” which was translated as “atonement?”
o A. Payment for sins.
o B. Covering for sins.
o C. Reconciliation
o D. Forgiveness
In
this lesson (9), we see the entrance of Sin; its effect upon humanity; and the
solution that God’s justice demanded. It
is here that we begin to understand that the grace brought to us through the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ was truly a work of divine justice.
1. In verse 12, what first brought sin into the world?
o A. Satan’s power.
o B. One man’s actions.
o C. Greed
o D. The will of God.
2. Based upon verse 12, when sin entered the world where did it first reside?
o A. In evil acts.
o B. In houses of prostitution.
o C. In false religions.
o D. In the heart and nature of man.
3. In verse 12, who was the one by whom sin entered the world?
o A. Adam
o B. Cain
o C. Satan
o D. God
4. In verse 12, what entered the world with sin? Choose
the answer that best fits the message of verse 12.
o A. Murder
o B. Forgiveness
o C. Death
o D. Satan
5. In verse 12, Paul says “death passed upon all
men”. What was that “death”?
o A. The death of the natural body.
o B. The sentence of eternal death.
o C. Everyone became a murderer.
6. In verse 12, who came under the sentence of death?
o A. All people.
o B. Only those who ate the forbidden fruit.
o C. Cain
o D. Some people.
7. In verse 13, what does the following statement mean?
“For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when
there is no law.”
o A. Sin is not really sin if there is no
law.
o B. God will not judge sin if there is no law.
o C. Sin ruled in the heart of man even when there
was no law given to identify sin before man.
o D. Sin does not matter when there is no
law.
8. In verse 14, from the time of Adam until the time of
Moses, there was no law given for men to sin against, therefore they were not
“legally” transgressors. Were those in
this period still under the sentence of death?
o A. Yes
o B. No
9. In verse 14, who is the figure, or prototype, of
fallen humanity?
o A. Jesus
o B. Moses
o C. Abraham
o D. Adam
The questions for verses 15–19
are worded to address the deliberation of God’s justice, or righteousness. The answers to these questions reveal why
redemption was the only righteous solution for a world that had been found
guilty before God (Romans
3:19).
10. In verse 15, if
many were brought unto death by one man, God’s justice determined that the gift
of grace would be brought to many by___________________.
o A. Adam
o B. one man
o C. Moses
o D. works
11. In verse 16, if the many offences of humanity can be
traced back to the one offence that brought condemnation to all, God’s
justice determined that grace would justify the believer from
________________.
o A. many offences
o B. small offences
o C. one offence
o D. no offences
12. In verse 17, if Adam’s offence caused death to reign over us because of sin,
God’s justice determined that the gift of God would cause
__________________________.
o A. the believer to escape punishment for sins
o B. the believer to reign in life over death and
sin
o C. sin in the believer to be ignored
o D. the believer to continue under the reign of
sin
13. In verse 18, if one man’s unrighteous act brought us
under the condemnation of death, God’s justice determined that the ________________
of another would bring us into justification of life.
o A. righteous act
o B. love
o C. power
o D. sin
14. In verse 19, if one man’s disobedience made us to be
sinners, God’s justice determined that we would be made righteous by the __________________
of another man.
o A. power
o B. teaching
o C. law
o D. obedience
15. In verse 19, Paul writes, “For as by one man's
disobedience many were __________, so by the obedience of one shall many be
____________.” Choose the correct answers in the correct order.
o A. made sinners - made righteous
o B. made sinners - seen as righteous
o C. seen as sinners - seen as righteous
o D. called sinners - called righteous
16. In verse 19, what is the “obedience of one” that is
spoken of?
o A. Jesus submitting to Mary and Joseph.
o B. Moses giving the law.
o C. Jesus fasting forty days.
o D. Jesus dying on the cross
17. In verse
19, Paul writes, “For
as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one
shall many be made righteous.” How does this statement reveal the justice, or
righteousness, of God?
o A. If Adam made us to be sinners; God’s justice
required that Jesus die to show us that He still loved us.
o B. If Adam caused us to die; God’s justice
required that Jesus take us to heaven.
o C. If we became sinners because of one man’s
actions; God’s justice required that Jesus suffer the penalty for our sin.
o D. If we became servants to sin in our heart and
nature because of Adam’s actions; God’s justice required that we would be
delivered from sin in our heart and nature by the actions of another man, Jesus
Christ.
18. In verse 20, Paul says, “the law entered, that the
offence might abound.” What does this statement mean?
o A. The law was given to make people sin
more.
o B. The law was given to make it evident how
sinful mankind really was.
o C. If there was not a law; people would not be
sinners before God.
o D. The law made people appear to be more sinful
than they really were.
19. In verse 20, Paul says, “where sin abounded, grace did
much more abound.” What does this statement mean?
o A. The more sinful we are, the more God’s grace
is revealed.
o B. A Christian can never “out-sin” the grace of
God because grace covers more sin than they can commit.
o C. Whereas the law, which is by Moses, causes
sin to be very evident in lost humanity, grace, which is by Jesus Christ,
brings the life of Christ to the believer and causes it to be even more
evident.
20. In verse 21, Paul says “sin hath reigned unto death.”
Where does the reign of sin end for the gospel believer?
o A. When the natural body dies.
o B. At the cross of Christ.
o C. In eternal damnation.
o D. When they crucify themselves.
21. In verse 21, where is the end of the reign of sin for the unbeliever?
o A. When the natural body dies.
o B. At the cross of Christ.
o C. In eternal damnation.
o D. When they crucify themselves.
22. In verse
21, where does grace
reign?
o A. In the person that sin’s reign has ended at
the cross of Christ.
o B. In everyone who has publicly confessed Jesus
Christ.
o C. In everyone.
o D. Everywhere
23. In verse
21, what does the
phrase “even so might grace reign through righteousness” mean?
o A. Righteous people empower grace to reign.
o B. Grace is only given to righteous people.
o C. It was the “righteousness (justice) of God”
at Calvary that brought the grace of redemption to the believer.
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Answers
to Lesson 9 Questions about Topic 9.
1-B,
2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-A, 7-C,
8-A, 9-D, 10-B, 11-A,
12-B,
13-A, 14-D, 15-A, 16-D,
17-D, 18-B, 19-C, 20-B, 21-C,
22-A, 23-C
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LESSON 10
The
Work of the Cross: Dead with Christ
Romans
6:1-10
In
lesson 10 we see the true work and power of the cross of Christ. Here we discover how God delivers the
believer from the power and presence of Sin.
If the Book of Romans reveals the foundation of the church; the sixth
chapter of Romans reveals the cornerstone of that foundation.
1. In verse 1 of chapter six, the question is asked, “What shall we say
then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” What is Paul’s
first response to this question?
o A. Yes
o B. God forbid.
o C. Sometimes
o D. Always
2. In verse 2, Paul asked, “How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any
longer therein?” What is a correct paraphrase of this question?
o A. How is it possible for a believer to stop
sinning?
o B. How is it possible that a believer could keep
on sinning?
o C. We will always be sinners?
o D. Only those who have died and gone to heaven
have stopped sinning.
3. In verse 2, Paul describes the believer as______________.
o A. one who is dying to sin
o B. one who struggles with sin
o C. one who is dead to sin
o D. one who lives in sin
4. In verse 3, Paul speaks of the way into Jesus Christ
as being ____________________.
o A. water baptism
o B. a profession of faith
o C. the sinner’s prayer
o D. baptism into His death
5. In a verse
related to verse 3,
Jesus said in Luke 12:50, “I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I
straitened till it be accomplished!” Where was this baptism accomplished?
o A. The Jordan River.
o B. When Jesus ascended.
o C. Where Jesus was circumcised.
o D. On the cross.
6. In verse 3, where is baptism into Jesus’ death accomplished?
o A. The Jordan River.
o B. In heaven.
o C. On the cross with Christ.
o D. Any body of water.
7. In verse 3, what does “baptism into His death” speak of?
o A. Confessing Christ.
o B. Being united, or joined, to Christ in His
death.
o C. Crucifying our flesh.
o D. A martyr’s death.
8. In verse 3, Paul asks, “Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ..?” Choose the answer that bests fits the
meaning of this partial question.
o A. Some of us that were baptized into Jesus
Christ...
o B. None of us that were baptized into Jesus
Christ...
o C.
All of us that were baptized into Jesus
Christ...
o D. Too many of us that were baptized into Jesus
Christ...
9. In verse 3, how many of those who are in Christ are joined to Him in His
death?
o A. All
o B. Only those who are mature Christians.
o C. None
o D. Only those who crucify themselves.
10. In verse 4, the believer is joined to Jesus in His death in order that
they ______________. Choose the answer
that best fits the message of this verse.
o A. can go to heaven
o B. can be raised again to walk in newness of
life
o C. can be covered by Jesus’ blood
o D. can continue in sin
11. In verses 4-5, what is the “secret” of the believer’s
walk in newness of life?
o A. They are raised in the likeness of Jesus’
resurrection.
o B. They studied the life of Jesus.
o C. They have a positive attitude.
o D. They have disciplined themselves.
12. In verse 5,
only those who ___________________ will be in the likeness of His resurrection.
o A. apply themselves
o B. keep the law
o C. act lively
o D. are in the likeness of Jesus’ death
13. Based on verse 5, no one can be________________, if they are not first
______________. Choose the correct
answers in the correct order.
o A. dead with Christ - alive with Christ
o B. alive with Christ - dead with Christ
o C. alive with Christ - baptized in water
o D. baptized in water - dead with Christ
14. In verse 6, Paul says the believer’s “old man” is
_____________________.
o A. alive and well
o B. something we must struggle with all our lives
o C. something we continually crucify
o D. crucified with Christ
15. In verse 6, what does the term “the body of sin” speak of?
o A. Our natural body.
o B. Satan
o C. The entire source and fullness of our
sin.
o D. Antichrist
16. In verse 6, in the statement “Our old man is crucified with Christ,” what
does the phrase “with Christ” mean?
o A. Close to Christ.
o B. In union with Christ.
o C. Alongside of Christ.
o D. In honor of Christ.
17. In verse 6, why is our old man crucified with Christ?
o A. To destroy the body of sin.
o B. To change our “standing” before God.
o C. To punish us.
o D. To cover our sin.
18. In verse 6, in the phrase “that the body of sin might be destroyed,” what
does the word “destroyed” mean?
o A. Disappear
o B. Cover up.
o C. Made weaker.
o D. To make entirely useless or idle.
19. In verse 6, what is the result of the body of sin being destroyed?
o A. The natural body dies.
o B. God cannot see our sin.
o C. We are no longer in bondage to sin.
o D. We continue in sin.
20. In verse
6, how is the body of
sin destroyed?
o A. Through crucifixion with Christ.
o B. Through self crucifixion.
o C. Through discipleship.
o D. Through maturity.
21. In verse 7, in the phrase “he that is dead is freed from sin,” what
does the Greek word “dikaioo”
which is translated “freed” actually mean?
o A. Covered
o B. Imputed
o C. Justified
o D. Exempt
22. In verse 7, choose the answer that best fits the following statement. “He that is dead is justified from
sin.”
o A. When our natural body dies we will finally be
justified.
o B. When we are justified, God sees us as
dead.
o C. Our death to sin through crucifixion with
Christ is what justification by grace is all about.
o D. The believer cannot be held responsible for
the sins they commit.
23. In verse 8, those who are dead with Christ also _______________
Him. Choose the answer that best fits the
message of this verse.
o A. follow
o B. live with
o C. love
o D. learn about
24. In verse 8, those who are not dead with Christ do not _________________
Him. Choose the answer that best
fits the message of this verse.
o A. follow
o B. live with
o C. love
o D. learn about
25. In verse 9, since Christ has been raised from the dead, He will not
_______________ again.
o A. die
o B. love
o C. live
o D. be seen
26. In verse 9, since Jesus has already died and risen from the dead, what
no longer has dominion over Him?
o A. God
o B. The Church.
o C. Heaven
o D. Death
27. In verse
10, how many times did
Jesus die unto sin?
o A. Twice
o B. Once
o C. Daily
o D. Never
28. In verse
10, having died and
risen from the dead, Jesus now lives unto _________?
o A. Himself
o B. sin
o C. God
o D. His flesh
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Answers
to Lesson 10 Questions about Topic 10.
1-B,
2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-D, 6-C, 7-B,
8-C, 9-A, 10-B, 11-A, 12-D,
13-B, 14-D,
15-C,
16-B, 17-A, 18-D, 19-C,
20-A, 21-C, 22-C, 23-B, 24-B,
25-A, 26-D, 27-B, 28-C
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LESSON 11
The
Work of the Cross: Lest Sin Reign
Romans
6:11-17
In
lesson 11, Paul gives us the secret to walking in the freedom from sin that Jesus
accomplished for us on the cross.
1. In verse 11, in the sentence “Likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin,” what does the phrase “likewise reckon” speak of?
o A. We should count ourselves to be wise like
Jesus.
o B. We should count ourselves to be like
others.
o C. We should count our death to sin to be the
same as Jesus’ death.
o D. We should call things that are not as though
they are.
2. In verses 10-11, Paul writes, “For in that he died, he
died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin.” Based upon this statement, how often must a believer die unto
sin?
o A. Never
o B. Once
o C. Daily
o D. Yearly
3. In verse 11, in the sentence “Likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin.” What does the word “indeed” mean?
o A. In fact.
o B. In position.
o C. In God’s eyes.
o D. In my own eyes.
4. In verse 11, there are two things we as believers are to
count factually to be true. Choose
the answer that reveals these two facts?
o A. We live unto God and are dying to sin.
o B. We are sinners who God sees as
righteous.
o C. We are dead unto sin and will be made alive in
the resurrection at the return of Jesus.
o D. We are dead unto sin and alive unto God.
5. In verse 12, the sentence “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body”
should be more accurately translated “lest sin therefore reign in your
mortal body.” With this in mind, in verses 11-12, Paul is saying that sin
will reign in our mortal body if we do not ___________.
o A. crucify our flesh daily
o B. fast twice a week
o C. learn self control
o D. reckon the fact that we are dead unto sin
with Christ
6. In verse 12, in the phrase “obey it in the lusts thereof,” what does the word
“lust” speak of?
o A. A longing or desire.
o B. A sinful person.
o C. A sinful act.
o D. A thought that crossed your mind.
7. In verse 12, Paul warns “lest sin therefore reign in your mortal body that ye
should obey it in the lusts thereof.” What does he mean when he speaks of
obeying “sin in the lusts thereof?”
o A. Committing sin in your inward desires and
passions.
o B. Openly committing acts of sin.
o C. Listening to and obeying sinners.
o D. You are possessed by demons.
8. In verse 13, the phrase “neither yield ye” is more accurately translated “and
lest ye yield.” The verse then reads, “and lest ye yield your members as instruments
of unrighteousness unto sin.” With this in mind, Paul was saying that if
we do not reckon the fact that we are dead to sin with Christ, sin will not
only work in our desires and passions, but also in ______________. Choose the best answer that fits the message
of this verse.
o A. our children
o B. the members of our church
o C. the actions of our body
o D. our enemies
9. In verse 13, the believer is to yield themselves to
God as _______________________.
o A. sinners
o B. those who are dead in sin
o C. those who are alive from the dead
o D. angels
10. In verse
13, the body of the
believer is a tool, or weapon, of __________________.
o A. righteousness
o B. destruction
o C. Satan
o D. the preacher
11. In verse 14, what does not have dominion over the
gospel believer?
o A. God
o B. The government.
o C. Righteousness
o D. Sin
12. In verse 14, sin still works in those who are under
_____________?
o A. grace
o B. the law
13. In verse
14, sin does not have
dominion over which person?
o A. The one under the law.
o B. The one who is strong.
o C. The one who is mature.
o D. The one who is under grace.
14. In verse 15,
the question is asked, “shall we sin, because we are not under the law,
but under grace?” What is Paul’s first answer to this question?
o A. Yes
o B. Grace covers our sin.
o C. It does not matter.
o D. God forbid.
15. In verse
15, if a person is not
under the law, is their sin still sin in the eyes of God?
o A. Yes
o B. No
16. In verse 16, Paul says that we are slaves to the one
whom we ___________________.
o A. love
o B. worship
o C. listen to
o D. obey
17. In verse
16, the one who commits
sin is a servant of ___________________.
o A. God
o B. sin
o C. grace
o D. the law
18. In verse 16, Paul says, “his servants ye are to whom
ye obey.” What does this statement mean in regards to being servants to
righteousness?
o A. A person becomes righteous by obeying
righteous commandments.
o B. A person obeys righteousness because they are
servants of righteousness.
19. In verse 16, Paul says, “his servants ye are to whom
ye obey.” What does this statement mean in regards to being servants to sin?
o A. A person becomes a sinner by obeying sinful
desires.
o B. A person obeys sin because they are servants
of sin.
20. In verse 17, Paul says, “that ye were the servants of
sin.” This statement refers to the believer’s ________________.
o A. future condition
o B. present condition
o C. past condition
o D. eternal condition
21. In verse 17, Paul says, “ye have obeyed from the heart
that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” Choose the answer that
best fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. You have diligently kept the law.
o B. You have learned to control your sinful
desires.
o C. You have faithfully applied every principle
of Christianity.
o D. You have believed the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
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Answers
to Lesson 11 Questions about Topic 11.
1-C,
2-B, 3-A, 4-D, 5-D, 6-A, 7-A,
8-C, 9-C, 10-A, 11-D,
12-B,
13-D, 14-D, 15-A, 16-D, 17-B,
18-B, 19-B, 20-C, 21-D
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LESSON 12
The
Work of the Cross: Free from Sin
Romans
6:18-23
In
lesson 12, we will find Paul’s explanation of what it really means to be free
from sin. These verses fit hand in hand
with Jesus’ words, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be
free indeed.
1. In verse 18, Paul speaks of the believer as “being
made free from ______________.”
o A. poverty
o B. hardships
o C. judgment
o D. sin
2. In verse 18, the statement “Being then made free from
sin” speaks of the believer’s ___________.
o A. position
o B. present condition
o C. future condition
o D. eternal condition
3. In verses 17-18, how is the believer made free from sin?
o A. Through obeying righteous commandments.
o B. Through believing the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
o C. Through self crucifixion.
o D. The believer is not made free from sin.
4. In verse 18, Paul says the believer has become a servant of
_____________________.
o A. righteousness
o B. the law
o C. sin
o D. man
5. In verse 19, what was the result of our members being
yielded as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity?
o A. Grace
o B. Works of iniquity
o C. Compassion
o D. We came to understand that all are
sinners.
6. In verse 19, what is the result of our members being yielded as servants of
righteousness?
o A. Holiness
o B. A struggle with sin.
o C. Haughtiness
o D. Shame
7. In verse 20, Paul says, “For when ye were the servants
of sin, ye were free from _____________.”
o A. the law
o B. sin
o C. guilt
o D. righteousness
8. In verse 20, Paul speaks of being “free from
righteousness.” Choose the answer that best describes what it means to be
“free from righteousness.”
o A. Righteousness is not in the nature and life
of the sinner.
o B. Sin in the sinner is more powerful than the
righteousness in the sinner.
o C. The sinner must daily overcome righteousness
in order to sin.
o D. The sinner has power over the righteousness
that abides in them.
9. In verse 21, the believer is _________________ of
their past life in sin.
o A. proud
o B. fond
o C. ashamed
o D. unaware
10. In verse 21, when you were a servant to sin, what
“good fruit” did you have?
o A. None
o B. Some
o C. A mixture
11. In verse
21, what is the end
result for a servant of sin?
o A. Heaven
o B. Eternal death
o C. Grace
o D. Hardships
12. In verse
22, Paul speaks of the
believer as being “made free from sin.” What does this mean?
o A. The believer has power over the sin that
abides in them.
o B. Sin is not in the nature and life of the
believer.
o C. The believer must daily overcome sin in order
to walk in righteousness.
o D. The righteousness in the believer is more
powerful than the sin that is in them.
13. In verse
22, who are those who
are the servants of God?
o A. Those who keep the law.
o B. Those whose sins are covered.
o C. Those who study the word.
o D. Those who are made free from sin.
14. In verse 22, the servants of God have their “fruit”
unto ___________________.
o A. sin
o B. themselves
o C. holiness
o D. self righteousness
15. In verse
22, what is the end
result of those who are made free from sin?
o A. Shame
o B. Everlasting life.
o C. Failure
o D. Self righteousness.
16. In verse 23, what is the “wages” of sin?
o A. Riches
o B.
Grace
o C. Fun
o D. Eternal death.
17. In verse 23, what is the gift of God?
o A. Riches
o B. Eternal life
o C. Unmerited favor
o D. Heaven
18. In verse 23, what is “eternal life?”
o A. Existing forever.
o B. A myth.
o C. The life of God that we have in Jesus
Christ.
The
following questions relate to the message of freedom from and destruction of
the sin nature (the body of sin) that is presented in the sixth chapter of
Romans.
19. In Genesis
1:27, the scripture
records, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God
created he him; male and female created he them.” Did Adam have a sinful nature
when he first disobeyed God and ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil?
o A. Yes
o B. No
20. Did Adam have a sinful nature when he first chose the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil instead of the tree of life?
o A. Yes
o B. No
21. Is it possible for a believer, a person in whom the sin nature
(body of sin) has been destroyed, to disobey God?
o A. Yes
o B. No
22. Is it possible for a believer, a person in whom the sin nature
(body of sin) has been destroyed, to choose the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil (carnal religion) instead of the tree of life (Jesus Christ)?
o A. Yes
o B. No
23. What happens to every person who chooses the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil (carnal religion) instead of the tree of life (Jesus
Christ)?
o A. Nothing
o B. They live.
o C. They die.
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Answers
to Lesson 12 Questions about Topic 12.
1-D,
2-B, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-A, 7-D,
8-A, 9-C, 10-A, 11-B, 12-B,
13-D,
14-C, 15-B, 16-D, 17-B,
18-C, 19-B, 20-B, 21-A, 22-A,
23-C
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LESSON 13
The
Work of the Cross: Dead to the Law
Romans
7:1-4
In
lesson 13, we will find that the child of God is dead to the law through the
work of the cross.
1. In verse 1 of chapter seven, Paul says the law has dominion over a person until _________.
o A. they are dead
o B. they change religions
o C. they profess Jesus as Lord
o D. they reject the law
2. In verses 2-3, Paul uses marriage to illustrate the
law’s dominion over a person. He tells
us that under the law, a married woman is free to marry another man if
_________________.
o A. she loves another
o B. she divorces her husband
o C. her husband dies
o D. she rejects her husband
3. In verse 4, how was the believer’s “marriage” to the law brought to an
end?
o A. They professed Jesus as Lord.
o B. They died to the law by the body of
Christ.
o C. They rejected the law.
o D. God did away with the law.
4. In verse 4, Paul says, “ye also are become dead to the law by the body
of Christ.” Choose the answer that best fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. You died to the law when you crucified
yourself.
o B. You died to the law when you rejected the
law.
o C. You died to the law when you divorced the
law.
o D. You died to the law when you were crucified
with Christ.
5. In verse 4, Paul reveals an entity that loses its dominion over the
believer. In the gospel that is revealed
in the book of Romans, what three entities does Paul specifically say lose
their dominion over the believer because of their crucifixion with
Christ?
o A. The law - Poverty - Tribulation
o . Poverty - Sin - Tribulation
o C. Eternal death - The law - Tribulation
o D. Sin - The law - Eternal death
6. In verse 4, Paul speaks of something that is dead by the body of
Christ. Choose the answer that
identifies what or who is dead by the body of Christ.
o A. The believer’s “old man.”
o B. Sin
o C. Death
o D. The law
7. In verse 4, what is the reason Paul gives as to why
the believer dies to the law?
o A. So sin will not matter.
o B. In order that they may live their lives
without fear of judgment.
o C. In order that they can be married to Jesus
Christ.
o D. Because the law was evil.
8. In verse 4, what causes the believer to bring forth
good fruit unto God?
o A. They are married to Jesus Christ.
o B. They are very diligent in religious
things.
o C. They continually crucify themselves.
o B. They have good intentions.
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Answers
to Lesson 13 Questions about Topic 13.
1-A,
2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-D, 6-A, 7-C,
8-A
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LESSON 14
In
the Flesh: The Working of Sin
Romans
7:5-13
“In the Flesh…”
The
questions for Romans 7:5 through Romans 8:8 will deal with Paul’s description of
the one who is “in the flesh” yet seeking to please God. “In the flesh” is the natural condition of
all lost people, but it can also become the condition of a Christian who is
blinded to the truth of the gospel. The
same struggles that work in an unregenerate person will also work in any
believer who seeks to serve God “in the flesh.” In many of these questions we
will refer to the apostle Paul as Saul.
This was his name before his conversion, when he was “in the flesh.”
This section is divided into three parts: Lesson 14 – The Working of Sin,
Lesson 15 – Sold under Sin, and Lesson 16 – The Carnal Mind.
In
lesson 14, we find how that Sin works in a fleshly person, and how it uses the
law to strengthen its control.
1. In verse 5, Paul says, “For when we were in the
flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our
members to bring forth fruit unto death.” What does the phrase “in the flesh”
speak of in this verse?
o A. Being human.
o B. Walking in our natural body.
o C. Walking in the human nature polluted with
sin, i.e. sinful nature.
o D. Walking in immorality.
2. In verse 5, Paul says when he was in the flesh, the law worked
something in his members. What worked in
his members during that time?
o A. The motions of sins.
o B. Righteousness
o C. God
o D. Goodness
3. In verse 5, what does the phrase “the motions of sin”
speak of?
o A. The acts of sin.
o B. Sin that is hidden.
o C. The sinful emotions that rage within.
o D. The way the law removes sin from your
heart.
4. In verse 5, Paul says “…the motions of sins, which were by the law,
did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.” What did this
mean for Saul?
o A. The law produced sin in Saul.
o B. Without the law, sin did not work in
Saul.
o C. When the law identified sin in Saul, a
warfare began in him as he struggled through the law to rid himself of the sin
that increasingly raged within.
o D. Without the law, Saul would have been
righteous.
5. In verse 6, Paul assures the believer that they are delivered from the
law because ________________.
o A. they have professed Jesus as Lord; therefore
the law does not apply to them
o B. the sinful man that the law had dominion over
is dead with Christ
o C. their sins are covered
o D. the law passed away
6. In verse 6, can a believer be delivered from the
dominion of the law without also being delivered from the dominion of
sin?
o A. Yes
o B. No
7. In verse 6, the phrase “oldness of the letter” speaks
of _____________________.
o A. seeking to please God through human obedience
to a law
o B. ink that is not readable
o C. the original Greek text of the scripture
o D. reading the Bible
8. In verse 6, the phrase “newness of spirit” speaks of ______________________.
o A. a person accessing the spirit world
o B. God’s law written in the heart, or spirit, of
the believer through Jesus Christ
o C. serving God through personal prophecy
o D. having a fresh outlook
9. In verse 7, Paul having revealed the necessity of
being delivered from the law asked, “Is the law sin?” What is the correct
answer to this question?
o A. Yes
o B. No
10. In verse 7, Paul says, “I had not known sin, but by the law.” What
does this mean?
o A. Saul would have never experienced sin if he
did not have the law.
o B. The law tempted Saul with sin.
o C. Saul would not have known that he was a
sinner if the law had not “revealed” it.
o D. The law made Saul a sinner.
11. In verse 7, Paul brings up the commandment which says, “Thou shalt not
covet.” What does this commandment reveal?
o A. God is harsh.
o B. The law forbids any desire of the
heart.
o C. The law is evil
o D. Sinful desires are equivalent to sinful
acts.
12. In verse
7, Paul says, “for I
had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” What
does this statement mean?
o A. Saul would have never lusted if it had not
been for the law.
o B. Saul would have never known that God viewed
sinful desires as being in fact sin if there had not been a commandment saying
“Thou shalt not covet.”
o C. Sinful passions and desires are caused by the
law.
o D. The law was given by Satan.
13. In verse 8, Paul speaks of “concupiscence.” What does “concupiscence”
speak of?
o A. The mind.
o B. The sinful desires and passions that rage in
a heart.
o C. Two natures in a Christian.
o D. The soul.
14. In verse 8, Paul says, “But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in
me all manner of concupiscence.” How did the commandment give sin an occasion
to work concupiscence in Saul?
o A. When the commandment identified the sin in
Saul’s heart, he sought to rid himself of it.
Yet this effort only succeeded in awakening more of the sinful passions
that abode within.
o B. When the commandment came, it gave sin the
power to work in Saul’s heart.
o C. God would have accepted Saul if the
commandment had not discovered the sin of his heart.
o D. Saul should not have been condemned over
sinful passions and desires in his heart.
15. In verse 8, what does Paul mean in the statement, “For without the law sin
was dead?”
o A. Sin does not work in anyone who does not have
the law.
o B. Saul had obtained salvation by ignoring the
law.
o C. Saul had obtained salvation in the law.
o D. Saul thought he had no sin until the sin of
his heart was discovered and awakened by the commandment.
16. In verse 9, Paul says, “For I was alive without the law once: but when the
commandment came, sin revived, and I died.” What was Paul expressing?
o A. The law is what put sin into Saul’s
nature.
o B. Saul thought himself to be a righteous man
until the commandment identified the covetous nature of his heart, then every
effort to rid himself of the passions only caused them to rage all the
more.
o C. Saul was saved because he believed he was
righteous, but when the commandment condemned him for sin, he was destroyed
because of the condemnation.
17. In verse 10, Paul says, “And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I
found to be unto death.” What does this speak of?
o A. The commandment does not do what God ordained
it to do.
o B. The commandment gives life to those who keep
it and death to those who do not.
o C. The commandment that was first spoken by God
to be a blessing can only bring condemnation to those who are “in the flesh.”
18. In
verse 11, Paul says,
“For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.”
How did the commandment, “Thou shalt not covet,” deceive Saul?
o A. The commandment lied when it identified
sinful desires and passions as sin.
o B. Saul thought the commandment would prove him to
be righteous, but instead it discovered sin in his heart and a battle began to
rage within.
o C. Saul thought the commandment would give him
everything he coveted after.
19. In verse 12, Paul says, “the law is holy, and the
commandment holy, and just, and good.” Choose the answer that best
expresses what Paul was saying.
o A. There was nothing wrong with the
commandment. The problem was the sin
that worked in Saul.
o B. The commandment could have saved Saul if he
had kept it.
o C. We are made holy by keeping the
commandments.
20. In verse
13, Paul asks, “Was
then that which is good made death unto me?” What brought “death” to
Saul?
o A. The commandment.
o B. Sin
o C. Grace
o D. The Romans.
21. In verse 13, Paul describes what the commandment did
to him. What was this?
o A. The commandment caused Saul to die.
o B. The commandment made Saul righteousness.
o C. The commandment unfairly condemned Saul.
o D. The commandment caused the sin in Saul to be
manifest for what it was.
22. In verse 13, Paul says the commandment revealed his
sin to be ________________.
o A. idolatry
o B. exceeding sinful
o C. not so bad
o D. justified
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Answers
to Lesson 14 Questions about Topic 14.
1-C,
2-A, 3-C, 4-C, 5-B, 6-B, 7-A,
8-B, 9-B, 10-C, 11-D,
12-B,
13-B, 14-A, 15-D, 16-B, 17-C,
18-B, 19-A, 20-B, 21-D, 22-B
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LESSON 15
In
the Flesh: Sold Under
Sin
Romans
7:14-25
In
lesson 15, we discover the plight of the carnal man. The questions for verse 15 through verse 25
deal with Paul’s reasoning in coming to the conclusion that as Saul, and in the
flesh, he was in fact a slave to sin. It
was this realization that ultimately caused him to surrender to Jesus Christ.
1. In verse 14, Paul says, “For we know that the law is
spiritual.” Choose the answer that best explains this statement.
o A. The law is the way to God.
o B. Those that are under the law are
spiritual.
o C. The law is meant to be written in the heart
by the Spirit of God.
o D. Keeping the Ten Commandments is the way to
salvation.
2. In verse 14, Paul says, “For we know that the law is
spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.” What did he mean by “but I
am carnal, sold under sin?”
o A. Everyone is a slave to sin
o B. The warfare with sin that raged within Saul
convinced him that he was no different than other carnal men and that he was,
in fact, a slave to sin.
o C. Paul was both a holy apostle and a slave to
sin.
o D. The believer lives under the dominion of sin
but is becoming spiritual by striving to keep the commandments.
3. In a verse related to verse 14, Paul writes in Titus 2:14 that Jesus
“gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity.” Based on
Titus 2:14 and Romans 7:14, choose the correct answers in the correct
order to complete the following sentence.
The person who is “in the flesh” is _____________________ but the child
of God is _____________________.
o A. sold under sin - sold under sin
o B. redeemed from all iniquity - sold under
sin
o C. redeemed from all iniquity - redeemed
from all iniquity
o D. sold under sin - redeemed from all
iniquity
4. In verse 14, the phrase “sold under sin” describes the
present condition of ______________.
o A. everyone
o B. the redeemed person
o C. the righteous person
o D. those who are “in the flesh”
5. In verse 15, Paul says, “For that which I do I allow
not.” The Greek word translated “allow” actually means “to know.”
With this in mind, choose the answer that best fits Paul’s statement.
o A. Saul did what he knew not to do.
o B. Saul did not allow others to do what he
did.
o C. Saul did not allow himself to do these
things.
o D. Saul was unaware of the things he did.
6. In verse 15, Saul did the things he _________ and did
not do the things he ___________. Choose
the correct answers in the correct order.
o A. hated - desired to do
o B. desired to do - desired not to do
o C. desired to do - hated
o D. hated - he knew the law forbid
7. In verse 16, Paul says, “If then I do that which I
would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.” Why did this show that the
law was good?
o A. The law was helping Saul become
righteous.
o B. If Saul did the things he did not desire to
do, this proved the law was just when it found him to be a sinner.
o C. If Saul strove to keep the law, God would
give him the power to do it.
o D. The law was not good.
8. In verse 17, Paul acknowledges that if he does the
thing he did not desire to do then someone else, or something else, must be
controlling his actions. What, or who,
was controlling Saul’s actions?
o A. God
o B. Sin that was in him.
o C. His friends.
o D. Satan
9. In verse 18, Saul came to realize that in his flesh,
or human nature, there was ___________.
o A. strength
o B. both good and evil
o C. good
o D. no good thing
10. In verse 18, Saul found that even though he wanted to
do the good, he could not find within himself _____________.
o A. any evil
o B. how to perform the good
o C. enough knowledge
o D. how to make others see his good intentions
11. In verse 19, Saul wanted to do what was good, but
instead he did ________________.
o A. righteousness
o B. evil
o C. the work of God
o D. what he really wanted to do
12. In verse 20, Saul acknowledged that if he did the evil that he did not desire
to do, then he was being controlled by ____________________.
o A. Satan’s oppressive power
o B. sin in the world
o C. peer pressure
o D. sin that dwelled within him
13. In a verse related to verse 20, Jesus said in John 8:34 that, “Whosoever committeth
sin is the servant of sin.” This statement by Jesus reveals that sin is
actually ________________.
o A. a master who reigns over the hearts of people
o B. a poor choice that some people make
o C. only in the eye of the beholder
o D. only defined as an evil deed
14. In verse 21, Paul wrote, “I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil
is present with me.” The phrase “I find then a law” contains a scientific usage
of the term “a law,” which is defined as “something that no exceptions have been found to.” With this in mind, choose the answer that
completes the following sentence. When
Saul desired to do good, evil was _______________ present with him.
o A. sometimes
o B. always
o C. never
o D. stopped by the law from being
15. In verse 22, what did Saul delight in?
o A. Immorality
o B. Sin
o C. The law of God.
o D. Jesus Christ
16. In verse
23, Paul writes, “But I
see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind.” What does
this statement mean?
o A. Saul recognized that he had two natures that
were fighting each other.
o B. Saul recognized that the sin that dwelled
within him never stopped fighting against the good he knew in his mind to
do.
o C. Paul recognized that Christ dwelling in him
was fighting to overcome the sin that was dwelling in him.
o D. Paul recognized that God had ordained the
Christian life to be a continuous warfare between the mind and the sinful
nature.
17. In verse
23, what was the
warfare that raged in Saul doing to him?
o A. It was making him a stronger Christian.
o B. It was teaching him how to deal with sin that
dwelled within him.
o C. It was bringing him into captivity to sin
that was ever present with him.
o D. It was teaching him to walk humbly before
God.
18. In verse 24, Saul cries, “Oh __________________ man
that I am.”
o A. what a good
o B. the godly
o C. what a misunderstood
o D. wretched
19. In verse 24, Saul asks, “who shall deliver me from
____________________?”
o A. the body of this death
o B. people who misjudge me
o C. the law that condemns me
o D. the guilt of my sin
20. In verse 24, what does the term “the body of this
death” speak of?
o A. Saul’s aging body
o B. The guilt Saul felt for being a sinner.
o C. The entire source and power of sin that
possessed Saul.
21. In a verse related to verses 24-25, Jesus said in John 8:36, “If the Son
therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” Based upon this
verse, could Saul expect to be delivered from “the body of this death” if
he turned to Jesus Christ?
o A. Yes
o B. No
22. In verse 25, was Saul delivered from “the body of this
death?”
o A. Yes
o B. No
23. In verse 25, who does Paul thank for his deliverance
from “the body of this death.”
o A. Himself
o B. The law
o C. Jesus Christ
o D. His pastor
24. In verse 25, Paul draws a conclusion from his
experience saying “So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but
with the flesh the law of sin. Choose
the answer that best fits what Paul was saying.
o A. As long as Saul served the law of God through
his intellect, he would serve sin in his human nature, because the law was
meant to be written in the heart by the spirit of God.
o B. A Christian serves God in their mind and
heart, but they will always serve sin in their flesh.
o C. Paul knew that sin in his flesh was something
he would have to fight against until the day his natural body died.
o D. Paul is describing two natures that are in
every Christian.
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Answers
to Lesson 15 Questions about Topic 15.
1-C,
2-B, 3-D, 4-D, 5-A, 6-A, 7-B,
8-B, 9-D, 10-B, 11-B, 12-D,
13-A,
14-B, 15-C, 16-B, 17-C, 18-D,
19-A, 20-C, 21-A, 22-A, 23-C,
24-A
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LESSON 16
In
the Flesh: The Carnal Mind
Romans
8:1-8
Lesson
16 deals with the absolute inability of that which is carnal to please God.
1. In verse 1 of chapter eight, Paul says, “There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…” Choose the answer that best
fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. Those which are in Christ Jesus should not
let anything make them feel condemned when they sin.
o B. Those which are in Christ Jesus will not be
judged for the sin they continue in.
o C. God gives those which are in Christ Jesus a
conscience that cannot feel shame for their sin.
o D. Those which are in Christ Jesus are not under
a “death sentence” because of past sins.
2. In verse 1, Paul speaks of those who “who walk not
after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Choose the answer that best fits the
meaning of this statement.
o A. They keep the law.
o B. The source of their walk is the Spirit and
not human nature or human ability.
o C. They desire to please God and do not intend
to sin.
o D. They go to “spiritual” churches.
3. In verse 2, what does the phrase “life in Christ
Jesus” speak of?
o A. The spirit world.
o B. Jesus Christ being the life of His
people.
o C. Lively actions.
o D. We come to life in Christ Jesus by doing
spiritual things.
4. In verse 2, Paul spoke of “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus.” This phrase contains a scientific usage of the term “the law,” which is
defined as “something
that no exceptions have been found to.” With this in mind, what is “the law of the Spirit?”
o A. Christ should be the life of a child of
God.
o B. The child of God looks forward to the time
that Christ is their life.
o C. Christ is always the life of a child of
God.
o D. A commandment that God gave us.
5. In verse 2, what does the phrase “the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus” speak of?
o A. The way we desire things to work when we are
in Christ.
o B. The way things always are when Jesus Christ is
your life.
o C. The law brings us into Christ Jesus.
o D. Spiritual principles that we must keep when
we come to Christ.
6. In verse 2,
what is it that those who are in Christ Jesus are delivered from? Choose the
answer that best fits Paul’s statement in this verse.
o A. The penalty of sin.
o B. A guilty conscience.
o C. The law of sin and death.
o D. The requirement to serve God.
7. In verse 2, in the phrase “the law of sin and death,” what is the “sin
and death” that is spoken of?
o A. The sin and death that gained dominion over
us through Adam’s transgression.
o B. Sins that were condemned by the law.
o C. Guilty feelings for sin that cause us to
die.
o D. Adultery and murder.
8. In verse 2, what does the phrase, “the law of sin and death” speak of?
o A. The way things always work when a person is
under the dominion and power of sin and death.
o B. The law makes us sin and die.
o C. The law delivers us from sin and death.
o D. If there is no law, there is no sin and
death.
9. In verse 3, based upon Saul’s experience in the
seventh chapter of Romans, what was it that “the law could not do?”
o A. It could not condemn Saul for sin.
o B. It could not take sin out of Saul’s heart and
nature.
o C. It could not cause Saul to understand his
sin.
o D. It could not bring Saul into despair over his
sin.
10. In verse 3, what did Paul say that God sent His Son to do? Choose the
answer that best fits the message of this verse.
o A. Teach us how to live.
o B. Take us all to heaven.
o C. Take the penalty of our sins.
o D. Condemn sin in our flesh.
11. In verse 3, what does the phrase “condemned sin in the flesh” speak
of?
o A. Jesus condemned all sinners.
o B. When Jesus died on the cross for us, He put
to death the sin that was in our heart and nature.
o C. Jesus suffered in the flesh so that sin would
not bring condemnation.
o D. When a Christian sins, their flesh is
condemned, but not their spirit.
12. Based on verse 3,
choose the correct answers in the correct order. The law could not ___________________, it
could only _________________.
o A. condemn the sinner - save the sinner
o B. take sin out of the sinner - condemn
the sinner
o C. punish anyone - lead them to God
o D. take sin out of the sinner - save them
if they kept all its commandments
13. In verse
3, what was the
weakness of the law?
o A. It could not take sin out of the nature of
man.
o B. It was not sophisticated enough to deal with
the complicated issues of humanity.
o C. It was too strict.
o D. The law was too complicated for the average
person to understand it.
14. In verses 3-4, Paul says that Jesus “condemned sin in
the flesh; That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us…”
What does this statement mean?
o A. Jesus took our penalty and now God sees us as
righteous.
o B. Jesus saved us so that we could keep the Law
of Moses.
o C. Baptism fulfills the righteousness of the
law.
o D. Sin is destroyed and the law of God is
“engraved” into the heart and nature of the believer.
15. In a
verse related to verse 5,
when Israel rejected the voice of God as He spoke the ten commandments,
God said in Deuteronomy 5:29, “O that there were such an heart in them,
that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always…” Why was it that
Israel could not receive the commandments from God?
o A. They were afraid of the sound of God’s
voice.
o B. Their fleshly heart could not receive or keep
the spiritual things of God.
o C. The commandments were too harsh for Israel to
keep.
o D. God wanted Israel to receive the law through
Moses.
16. In verse 5, Paul says “they that are after the flesh do mind the
things of the flesh.” What does this statement mean?
o A. A fleshly person cannot be religious.
o B. A fleshly person always cares for other
people.
o C. A fleshly person is always very sinful.
o D. A fleshly person will always receive, or take
care for, carnal things (whether religious or worldly).
17. In verse
5, Paul tells us that
they who are “after the Spirit” do mind the things of the Spirit. What does this statement mean?
o A. A spiritual person will always receive, or
take care for, the spiritual things of God.
o B. A spiritual person will keep the law of
God.
o C. A spiritual person covets spiritual
things.
o D. All of the above.
18. In verse 6, Paul says, “For to be carnally minded is death.” What
answer is the best paraphrase of this statement?
o A. You will not be spiritual if you do not
concentrate on spiritual things.
o B. We will all be carnally minded until we
die.
o C. If we live in sin we will die
spiritually.
o D. If the source of our life is the sinful human
nature, we are dead.
19. In verse 6, Paul says, “to be spiritually minded is
____________________.”
o A. impossible
o B. our goal
o C. life and peace
o D. hard to maintain
20. In verse 7, Paul says, “the carnal mind is enmity against God.” Choose the answer that best fits the
meaning of this statement.
o A. God wants to teach carnal people how to
please Him.
o B. Human nature under the control of sin is the
enemy of God.
o C. We must fight our sinful nature in order to
serve God.
o D. Sinful people can never be saved.
21. In verse 7, how can you make the carnal mind subject to the law of
God?
o A. Discipleship
o B. Self-denial
o C. Fasting
o D. The carnal mind cannot be made subject to the
law of God.
22. In verse
8, how can those that
are “in the flesh” please God?
o A. Pay tithes.
o B. Be baptized.
o C. Confess Jesus as Lord.
o D. Keep the commandments.
o E. Those that are in the flesh cannot please
God.
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Answers
to Lesson 16 Questions about Topic 16.
1-D,
2-B, 3-B, 4-C, 5-B, 6-C, 7-A,
8-A, 9-B, 10-D, 11-B,
12-B,
13-A, 14-D, 15-B, 16-D,
17-D, 18-D, 19-C, 20-B, 21-D,
22-E
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LESSON 17
In
the Spirit: Quickened by the Holy Ghost
Romans
8:9-16
“In the Spirit…”
Beginning
with Romans 8:9 and continuing through 8:39, Paul reveals the work of the Holy
Ghost in the Spirit filled life. This
section is divided into three parts; Lesson 17: “Quickened by the Holy Ghost,”
Lesson 18: “The Infirmity of the Body,” and Lesson 19: “Glorification by the
Holy Ghost.”
The
questions in lesson 17 deal with how the Holy Ghost brings supernatural “life”
to our mortal body.
1. In verse 9, Paul says that you are not in the flesh
if _________________________.
o A. you have died
o B. the Spirit of God dwells in you
o C. you do spiritual things
o D. you have been baptized
2. In verse 9, you do not belong to God if ______________.
o A. you have not been baptized
o B. you do not speak in tongues
o C. you do not have the Spirit of Christ
o D. if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus
from the dead does not dwell in you
3. In verse 9, for one to have “the Spirit of Christ” relates to
_____________________.
o A. having been “born again”
o B. a person that is meek
o C. a person who is anointed by God
o D. the baptism of the Holy Ghost
4. In verse 10, Paul say that if Christ is in you there
are two conditions that are true. Choose
the answer that gives these two conditions.
o A. The body is sinful, but the spirit is
righteous.
o B. The body is dead, but the spirit is
sinful.
o C. The body is dead, but the Spirit is life.
o D. The body is dead and the spirit is dead.
5. In verse 10, Paul says that if Christ is in you, “the
body is dead because of sin.” What does this statement mean?
o A. The natural body is dead in regards to doing
the work of God because of what was lost through Adam’s transgression.
o B. The natural body is dead because sin dwells
in the members of the natural body.
o C. The body of Jesus Christ is made up of sinful
members.
o D. The natural body is the source of a person’s
sin.
6. In verse 10, Paul says that if Christ is in you, the
Spirit is life because of righteousness.
What does this statement mean?
o A. You become alive to God by doing righteous
works.
o B. You are dead in sin but your spirit is
righteous.
o C. God sees you as righteous.
o D. The Spirit of Christ is life unto you through
His righteous work on the cross.
7. In verse 10, Paul says, “if Christ be in you, the body is dead
because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” Choose
the answer that best fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. If Christ is in you the body is sinful, but
your spirit is righteous.
o B. If Christ is in you, the body of itself is
useless for doing the works of God even though Christ’s indwelling Spirit has
made you alive unto God.
o C. If Christ is in you, people see your sin, but
God sees your righteous spirit.
8. In verse 11, what does the phrase “the Spirit of Him
that raised up Jesus from the dead” refer to?
o A. A righteous spirit.
o B. A positive attitude.
o C. The Spirit of Christ.
o D. The Holy Ghost.
9. In verse 11, Paul says that God will “quicken your
mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” What does this statement
mean?
o A. The Holy Ghost brings life into the mortal
body just as Christ brings life into the spirit.
o B. God will regenerate your body in the
resurrection if you have received the Holy Ghost.
o C. God will use your sinful bodies through the
Holy Ghost.
o D. You are saved by receiving the baptism of the
Holy Ghost.
10. In verse 11, Paul says that God will “quicken your
mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Which of the following might
presently have their bodies quickened by God to do His will?
o A. Everyone.
o B. Everyone who speaks in tongues.
o C. Every believer.
o D. The one the Holy Ghost dwells in.
11. In verses 10-11, could a person have the Spirit of Christ
and not have the Holy Ghost dwelling within them?
o A. Yes
o B. No
12. In verses
10-11, could a person
have the Holy Ghost dwelling in them and not have the Spirit of Christ?
o A. Yes
o B. No
13. In verse 12, Paul says, “we are debtors.” What is the
debt the Christian owes?
o A. To repay God for our salvation.
o B. To share the gospel with the lost.
o C.
To sell everything we own.
o D. To give all our money to the church.
14. In verse 12, Paul says, “we are debtors, not to the
flesh, to live after the flesh.” What does this statement mean?
o A. We do not owe anyone anything.
o B. We owe everyone everything.
o C. We owe it to ourselves to live after the
flesh.
o D. We cannot fulfill our debt of ministry
through human nature or natural ability.
15. In verse
13, Paul says, “For if
ye live after the flesh ye shall die.” What does this statement mean?
o A. If you live for yourselves, God will take
your life.
o B. If you do not stop sinning, you will die
spiritually.
o C. If you live according to the dictates of
human nature, you will die spiritually.
o D. You will be spiritually dead until you lay
aside your natural body.
16. In verse
13, the passage “but if
ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” would be
more accurately translated “but if the Spirit mortifies the deeds (‘practice’
or ‘office’) of the body, ye shall live.” Choose the answer that best expresses
the meaning of this passage.
o A. If the Spirit, through quickening your body,
destroys the human nature’s office of being the one that directs the actions of
your body, you shall live.
o B. If the Spirit restrains the body from
sinning, you shall live.
o C. If you use the power of the Spirit to control
your sinful nature, you shall live.
o D. If you receive the Spirit, the sinful deeds
of the body are considered to be dead by God.
17. In verse 14, who or what directs, or leads, the
children of God?
o A. The Spirit of God.
o B. The human nature.
o C. The sinful nature.
o D. The carnal mind.
18. In verse 15, what does the statement “For ye have not received
the spirit of bondage again to fear” mean?
o A. The believer does not fear God.
o B. The believer serves God in newness of spirit,
and not in the bondage of fear of retribution pronounced upon them by Moses’
law.
o C. If you receive the Spirit of God, you will be
in bondage to fear.
o D. Since the believer has been delivered from
the law, they have no fear of judgment if they live in sin.
19. In verse 15, what does “ye have received the Spirit of
adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father” mean?
o A. The believer is not really a child of God,
but just an adopted child.
o B. The Spirit causes us to adopt the lifestyle
of a Christian.
o C. The Spirit of Christ in the believer is the
Spirit of Sonship that makes us the children of God.
20. In verse 16, Paul says, “The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” What does this
statement mean?
o A. Speaking in tongues is proof that you are a
child of God.
o B. The witness that we are the children of God
is that our spirit is one with the Spirit of God.
o C. Only those who have been baptized with the
Holy Ghost are the children of God.
o D. A prophecy must confirm that you are really a
child of God.
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Answers
to Lesson 17 Questions about Topic 17.
1-B,
2-C, 3-A, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D, 7-B,
8-D, 9-A, 10-D,
11-A,
12-B, 13-B, 14-D, 15-C,
16-A, 17-A, 18-B, 19-C, 20-B
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LESSON 18
In
the Spirit: The Infirmity of the Body
Romans
8:17-28
The
questions in lesson 18 deal with how the Holy Ghost works in our mortal body to
do what we cannot do of ourselves.
1. In verse 17, Paul says that we are “heirs of God, and
joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also
glorified together.” In this passage the phrase “suffer with Him” is better
translated as “suffer in union with Him.” With this in mind, choose the answer
that best fits what Paul was saying.
o A. The promise of being glorified together with
Christ is only given to those who are united with Christ in His death.
o B. You must suffer persecution before you can
receive an inheritance from God.
o C. The things that we suffer in this life cause
us to be glorified together with Christ.
o D. The more we suffer, the more spiritual we
are.
2. In verse 18, what does Paul say is not worthy to be
compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us?
o A. The sufferings of Christ.
o B. Our struggles with sin.
o C. The sufferings of this present time.
o D. Our union with Christ.
3. In verse 18, what do the “sufferings of this present
time” speak of?
o A. Dying daily to sin.
o B. The things we suffer in this life as we serve
the Lord, whether hardships or persecutions.
o C. The Roman persecution of Christians.
o D. Our death in union with Christ.
4. In verse 18, in the statement “For I reckon that the
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the
glory which shall be revealed in us,” what does the phrase “the glory
which shall be revealed in us” speak of?
o A. A great end-time revival.
o B. Our resurrection at the return of
Christ.
o C. The glory of Jesus Christ which is to be
revealed in and through the children of God by the Holy Ghost in this present
time.
o D. The wealth of the Gentiles being promised to
the believer.
5. In verse 19, in the statement “For the earnest
expectation of the creature waiteth for the
manifestation of the sons of God”, who or what does the term “creature” speak
of?
o A. The “new creatures” that God has created in
Christ Jesus.
o B. The beast of the field.
o C. All people.
o D. Sinners
6. In a verse
related to verse 19,
Paul says in Philippians 1:20, “According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all
boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my
body, whether it be by life, or by death.” What was Paul’s earnest expectation?
o A. That he would be delivered from prison.
o B. That he would receive great power from
God.
o C. That his life would be spared.
o D. That Jesus Christ would be magnified in his
body.
7. In verse 19, Paul says, “For the earnest expectation
of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the
sons of God.” What does this statement mean?
o A. Every creature wants to see a child of
God.
o B. The child of God earnestly expects and
anticipates the glory of Jesus Christ to be revealed in their mortal body by
the working of the Holy Ghost within.
o C. The child of God expects and anticipates that
someday Jesus will return and then they will be manifested as His child.
8. In verse 20, Paul says, “For the creature was made
subject to vanity…” What does this statement mean?
o A. All people are vain.
o B. The child of God is unable to do the
spiritual work of God because of what was lost through the fall of humanity
into sin (unless they are quickened by the Holy Ghost).
o C. The body of the believer is the source of sin
in the believer’s life.
o D. Everyone, including the believer, is subject
to the power and presence of sin.
9. In verse 20, Paul says, “For the creature was made
subject to vanity, not willingly but by reason of him who hath subjected
the same in hope.” What does this statement mean?
o A. God subjected us to sin in hope that it would
teach us a lesson.
o B. God cursed man in order to give him hope for
redemption.
o C. At the same time that humanity came under the
curse because of sin, God also set forth the promise of a full redemption.
10. In verse 21, Paul says, “…the creature itself also
shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of
the children of God.” What does this speak of?
o A. The believer will be delivered from every
frailty of corruptible flesh and will receive a glorified body at the return of
Jesus.
o B. Every creature shall eventually be brought
into this glorious salvation.
o C. The body of the true believer will never get
sick or die.
o D. The believer will no longer have to live
under sin when Jesus comes again.
11. In verse 22, in the statement “For we know that the
whole creation groaneth and travaileth
in pain together until now,” the words “the whole creation” would be better
translated as “all
creatures.” With this in
mind, what does this statement mean?
o A. The entire universe is groaning to be
saved.
o B. Every living thing is groaning in harmony for
the return of Jesus Christ.
o C. All of humanity experiences the pain and
suffering that was brought into the world because of the curse of sin.
o D. The entire world identifies with the
sufferings of the people of God.
12. In verse
23, who is Paul
speaking of when he says, “but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit?”
o A. Everyone who has professed Jesus Christ.
o B. The believer who has received the Holy
Ghost.
o C. Every person who has been healed of a
disease.
o D. Every person who speaks in tongues.
13. In verse
23, Paul says, “but
ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the
Spirit even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to
wit, the redemption of our body.
What does this statement mean?
o A. The Spirit filled believer is still waiting
to truly become a child of God.
o B. The believer who has been filled with the
Holy Ghost longs for the day when their body is changed to be like Jesus’
glorious body.
o C. The believer who has received the Spirit of
Christ and the baptism of the Holy Ghost is still waiting to be redeemed from
their sin.
14. In verses
24-25, Paul says, “For
we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth,
why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with
patience wait for it.” What was Paul speaking of?
o A. We hope that God will keep His promises, but
if He doesn’t, we will keep waiting on Him.
o B. We are saved because we have not lost
hope.
o C. We never really receive the promises of
salvation; we just hope for them. This
is how we are saved by hope.
o D. We anticipate the day that we are delivered
from mortality and inutility at the return of Jesus Christ.
15. In verse 26, Paul says, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities.” The Greek word translated
“infirmities” means “feebleness.”
With this in mind, choose
the answer that best fits what Paul was saying in this verse.
o A. The Spirit helps us overcome sin.
o B. The Spirit helps our weaknesses overcome
us.
o C. The Spirit works in us to do the things of
God which are beyond our natural abilities.
o D. The Spirit works in us to help us crucify our
sinful nature.
16. In verse
26, Paul says that we
do not know what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself does
what?
o A. Makes intercession for us.
o B. Listens to our prayers.
o C. Teaches us how to pray.
o D. Gives us a prayer language.
17. In verse
26, how does the Spirit
make intercession for us?
o A. The Spirit stands before God and prays for
us.
o B. The Spirit makes intercession through our
bodies with “groanings” that we could not utter.
o C. The Spirit gives us a prayer language so that
we can express to God the things that we need.
o D. The Spirit tells us what we should pray
for.
18. In verse 27, the intercession that the Spirit makes
for the believer is _____________.
o A. according to the will of God
o B. according to the desires of our heart
o C. for our prosperity
o D. to ensure that we never have to suffer in
this life
19. In verse 28, Paul says, “And we know that all things
work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.” Choose the answer that bests fits the meaning of
this verse.
o A. Everything that happens in a person’s life is
for their good.
o B. Every tragedy that a person might face was
ordained by God for their good.
o C. Everything God does in and through His people
works toward His good and eternal purpose.
o D. Everything Satan does is for the purpose of
God.
20. In verse 28, Paul speaks of “them who are the called
according to His purpose.” Who does the term “the called” speak of?
o A. Everyone
o B. Those who God has predestined to be
saved.
o C. Those who have heard and answered the call of
the gospel.
o D. Those who have rejected the call of the
gospel.
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Answers
to Lesson 18 Questions about Topic 18.
1-A,
2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D, 7-B,
8-B, 9-C, 10-A,
11-C,
12-B, 13-B, 14-D, 15-C,
16-A, 17-B, 18-A, 19-C, 20-C
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LESSON 19
In
the Spirit: Glorification by the Holy Ghost
Romans
8:29-39
The
questions in lesson 19 deal with the glorifying work of the Spirit. Verses 29-30 speak of how the early church
that Paul was a part of was brought into being.
A church such as this was God’s purpose that He foreknew from the
beginning. God planned it. God called a people to be a part of it. He justified them, He glorified them, and
they “turned the world upside-down.” Rarely has such a church been seen, but it
has always been God’s purpose for His people.
1. In verse 29, Paul speaks of whom God “foreknew.” The Greek word that
“foreknew” was translated from means “to know beforehand, that is, foresee.” What or who is it that God foresaw in this
verse?
o A. Everyone
o B. Who would be lost and who would be
saved.
o C. Sin
o D. A glorious people made in the image and
likeness of the Son of God.
2. In verse 29, Paul speaks of whom God did
“predestinate.” The Greek word this was translated from means “to
predetermine.” What is it that God predetermined in this verse?
o A. Everything
o B. Who would be lost and who would be
saved.
o C. That His people would be made in the image of
His Son.
o D. Every event in a believer’s life.
3. In a verse related to verses 29-30, Paul says in II Thessalonians 2:14 that
God “called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord
Jesus Christ.” What does the gospel, call or invite us to obtain?
o A. Heaven
o B. The glory of Jesus Christ.
o C. Earthly riches
o D. Fame
4. In verse 30, Paul tells us that “whom He did
predestinate, them He also called.” What does this statement mean?
o A. Every person has heard the call of the
gospel.
o B. God only calls those He has predetermined to
be saved.
o C. God, who predestined that man should be
conformed to the image of His Son invites all people to come partake of this
heavenly calling.
o D. Everyone is called and predestined to be
saved.
5. In verse 30, Paul says, “and whom He called, them He
also justified.” How does God justify a person?
o A. God crucifies their old man with Christ and
raises them again in newness of life.
o B. God declares them to be righteous.
o C. God decides to see them as righteous.
o D. God searches their past and can find no fault
in them.
6. In verse 30, Paul says, “and whom He called, them He
also justified.” Choose the answer that best fits the meaning of this
statement.
o A. God declares sinners to be righteous.
o B. Every person that God calls is
justified.
o C. God only calls certain people to be
justified
o D. Those who were justified by the cross were
first called by the gospel.
7. In verse 30, Paul says, “and whom He justified, them He also glorified.” How
does God glorify His people?
o A. He fills them with His Spirit.
o B. He brags on them.
o C. He crucifies their old man.
o D. He takes them to Heaven.
8. In verse 30, Paul says, “and whom He justified, them
He also glorified.” Choose the answer that best fits the meaning of this verse.
o A. Everyone who has been justified is also
glorified.
o B. Those who were glorified by the Holy Ghost
were first justified by the cross.
o C. Justification and glorification is the same
thing.
o D. Justification and glorification are both the
work of the cross.
9. In a verse related to verse 30, Paul identifies two issues that God must
deal with if He is to have the people that He foreknew. He says in Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God.” Choose the correct answers in the correct
order that give God’s solution to these two issues. ________________ is God’s solution for “all
have sinned,” and _____________ is God’s solution for “all have
come short of the glory of God.”
o A. Repentance –
Justification by the cross
o B. Repentance –
Glorification by the Spirit
o C. Justification by the cross –
Discipleship
o D. Justification by the cross –
Glorification by the Spirit
10. In verse 30, can a person be called, but not be
justified?
o A. Yes
o B. No
11. In verse
30, can a person be
justified, but not be glorified?
o A. Yes
o B. No
12. In verse 30, can a person be justified, but not be
called?
o A. Yes
o B. No
13. In verse 30, can a person be glorified, but not be
justified?
o A. Yes
o B. No
14. In verse 31, Paul asks, “What shall we then say to
these things?” What are the things Paul was speaking of?
o A. All the things that God has done on behalf of
the believer to fulfill His purpose.
o B. All the things that we desire God to give
us.
o C. Everything that comes our way in this
life.
o D. The riches of this present world.
15. In verse
31, Paul asks,
“_____________________________, who can be against us?”
o A. If we profess Jesus as Lord
o B. If we have known the truth
o C. If we seek to do good
o D. If God be for us
16. In verse 32, Paul asks, “He that spared not his own
Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely
give us all things?” Choose the paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this
verse.
o A. If God loved us so much that He gave Jesus to
die for us, He will certainly give us anything we ask for.
o B. If God was willing to give His Son for us;
there is no limit to the riches He will give us.
o C. If God gave His own Son in order to fulfill
His divine purpose in us, He will not withhold from us anything that is needed
to fulfill His purpose and glory.
o D. If God loved us enough to send Jesus to die
for us, He would never allow us to go without anything.
17. In verse 33, Paul asks, “Who shall lay anything to the
charge of God's elect?” Who are God’s elect?
o A. Everyone
o B. Those who have answered the call of the
gospel.
o C. Those who God predestinated to be saved from
the beginning of the world.
o D. No one
18. In verse
33, Paul asks, “Who
shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.”
Choose the paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this verse.
o A. Who could possibly bring charges before God against
the believer for the sin that God has justified them from?
o B. A believer cannot be charged for the sins
they continue in if God has ever justified them.
o C. It is no one’s business what the believer
does because God sees them as righteous.
19. In verse 34, Paul says, “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is
risen again...” Choose the paraphrase that best expresses the meaning of this
statement.
o A. No one can pass judgment upon a believer who sins
because Christ has taken the penalty for their sin and they will live forever
with Jesus.
o B. No one can pass a sentence of eternal death
upon them who are in Christ, because Christ has died (and their old man with
Him), and He is risen from the dead (and they with Him in newness of
life).
o C. No one can make a believer feel guilty over
anything. Jesus died for their sins so
they do not have to be concerned about such things.
o D. God himself could not send a believer into
damnation since Jesus has died for their sins.
20. In verse 35, Paul asks, “Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ?” What is the love of Christ that no one can
separate us from?
o A. Long life
o B. Prosperity
o C. All that He did for us through
redemption.
o D. The compassion that Jesus feels for all
people.
21. In verse 35, Paul says, “As it is written, For thy
sake we are killed all the daylong; we are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter.” Who is it that would count the believer as a “sheep to the
slaughter?”
o A. God
o B. Jesus
o C. Other believers.
o D. The enemies of the gospel.
22. In verse
36, Paul says, “Nay, in
all these things we are more than conquerors through _________.
o A. our goodness
o B. our wisdom
o C. Him that loved us
o D.
our strength
23. In verses 35-39, Paul names many things that cannot
separate us from the love of God. Choose
the answer that gives only things Paul specifically said could not
separate us from the love of Christ or the love of God.
o A. Tribulation – Death - Unbelief
o B. Covetousness – Principalities - Things to
come
o C. Angels – Famine - Sin
o D. Peril - Things present - Distress
24. In verse
39, where does Paul let
us know that the love of God is found?
o A. In giving.
o B. In fellowship.
o C. In nature.
o D. In Christ Jesus.
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to Lesson 19 Questions about Topic 19.
1-D,
2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D, 7-A,
8-B, 9-D, 10-A, 11-A, 12-B,
13-B,
14-A, 15-D, 16-C, 17-B,
18-A, 19-B, 20-C, 21-D, 22-C,
23-D, 24-D
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LESSON 20
The
People of God: Who God Receives
Romans
9:1-29
Paul
uses Ishmael, Esau, and Pharaoh as “types” of what the nation of Israel had
become. In their own sight, they were righteous,
but they had become the persecutors and murderers of the prophets, of Jesus
Christ, and of the church.
1. In verses 1-2, Paul says, “I have great heaviness and
continual sorrow in my heart.” What was the reason for Paul’s sorrow?
o A. His own sin was troubling him.
o B. The Jews had rejected the gospel.
o C. He had lost a close friend.
o D. The Christian walk was a walk of heaviness
and sorrow to him.
2. In verse 3, Paul says, “For I could wish that myself were accursed from
Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh.” What does
Paul mean by this statement?
o A. Paul was weary of being a Christian and was
ready to fall away and let God curse him.
o B. Paul knew that if he was cursed from Christ
then the Jews would believe on Jesus.
o C. Paul had such a heavy burden for the Jews
that he would have considered giving up his own soul if it would have brought
the Jews to believe in Jesus.
o D. Paul was ready to return to Judaism to be
with his brethren; even it meant that he would be accursed from Christ.
3. In verses 4-5, Paul says, “Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose are
the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all,
God blessed forever. Amen.” Choose the
answer that best fits the meaning of these verses.
o A. Israel was chosen in Abraham to be children
of promise, therefore the promises of God pertained to them by natural
“birthright.”
o B. Israel was treated unfairly by God because He
did not give them a chance to know the truth.
o C. Israel was the only people that could be
saved by the law.
o D. The promises of God are for the Jew and not for
the Gentiles.
4. In verse 6, Paul says, “Not as though the word of God hath taken none
effect. For they are not all Israel,
which are of Israel.” What does this verse mean?
o A. The promises God gave to Israel were not
given to those who would not believe Him, but to those who would; therefore not
every Jew is of the Israel of God.
o B. There were many people in Israel that thought
they were Jews but their bloodline did not trace back to Jacob.
o C. True Christians are actually the natural descendants
of Jacob, even if they do not know it.
5. In verse 7, Paul says, “Neither, because they are the
seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be
called.” What point is Paul making in this statement?
o A. Only those who are the descendants of Isaac
can be saved.
o B. Just because a person is the natural seed of
Israel does not mean they are the children that God promised Abraham.
o C. Every Jew is one of the children God promised
Abraham.
6. In verse 7, Paul is using the fact that Abraham had more than one son
to illustrate a point. Which son of
Abraham is Paul identifying the unbelieving Jewish nation with?
o A. Isaac
o B. Ishmael
7. In a verse related to verses 7-8, John 8:39 records, “They answered and
said unto him, Abraham is our father.
Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the
works of Abraham.” Did Jesus view the unbelieving Jew as being the promised
children of Abraham?
o A. Yes
o B. No
8. In verse 8, Paul says, “That is, They which are the
children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of
the promise are counted for the seed.” What does this statement mean?
o A. The seed that God promised Abraham is not a
seed born after the fleshly linage, but a seed born after the Spirit.
o B. The children of God are those who are natural
descendants of Abraham.
o C. Angels are the true children of God because
they were not born after the flesh.
o D. If a person is a natural descendant of
Abraham, they cannot also be a child of God.
9. In verses 10-13, Paul tells of the birth of Isaac’s two
sons, Esau and Jacob. Before Esau and
Jacob were born, God said that _______________________.
o A. Esau would sell his birthright
o B. Jacob would deceive his father
o C. God would hate Esau
o D. the elder would serve the younger
10. In verses 10-13, God said that the elder son, Esau, would
serve the younger son, Jacob. Why was
this unusual?
o A. Esau was stronger than Jacob and no one believed
that Jacob could bring him under subjection.
o B. Esau was smarter than Jacob.
o C. In their tradition, the younger son was
always supposed to serve the elder son.
11. In verses 10-13, Paul says that before they had done
either good or evil, God selected Jacob above his elder brother Esau. What is the reason Paul gives for this?
o A. Some are chosen to be saved and some are
chosen to be lost.
o B. God chose Esau to despise his birthright so
He would have a reason to reject him.
o C. God chooses based on His own criteria for His
purpose, and not based upon the ways of men.
12. In verses 10-13, Paul is using the fact that God selected
Jacob over Esau before they were even born to illustrate God’s plan for the
church in relation to national Israel.
Choose the answer that best describes the point Paul is making.
o A. From the beginning, God had chosen Abraham’s
“spiritual” seed i.e. the children of
faith (who are identified with Jacob) over Abraham’s natural seed i.e. national Israel (who are identified with
Esau).
o B. The people that God has predestined to be
lost are identified with Esau, and the people that God has predestined to be
saved are identified with Jacob.
13. In verse 13, Paul quotes Malachi 1:2-3: “Jacob have I loved,
but Esau have I hated.” Why did God hate Esau?
o A. Because Esau despised his birthright.
o B. Because Esau was Jacob’s older brother.
o C. Because Esau was a great hunter.
o D. God chose to hate Esau before he was
born.
14. In verse 13, Paul quotes Malachi where God said “Jacob
have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” How does this relate to God’s
dealing with Israel and the Church?
o A. The Church abides in the love of God because
it embraced the birthright that Israel had despised.
o B.
Paul is showing that God hates the
Jews.
o C. God predestined from the beginning that
Israel would abide in His wrath.
o D. Israel never knew what it was to be loved by
God.
15. In verse 14, Paul asks the question concerning the
selections of God saying, “Is there unrighteousness with God?” Was God
unrighteous when he chose Jacob over the firstborn son, Esau?
o A. Yes
o B. No
16. In verse
15, Paul quotes God as
saying “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy.” What does this statement
mean?
o A. God will have mercy on everyone.
o B. God will have mercy on the Jews only.
o C. God will have mercy on the Gentiles
only.
o D. God will give mercy based upon His own
criteria and purpose and not based upon man’s criteria.
17. In verse
16, Paul says, “So then
it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that
runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” Choose the
answer that best fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. A person has no choice in their eternal
destiny.
o B. God does not do things based upon the will
and the works of men, but based upon His own purpose and grace.
o C. God selects people at random to be lost or
saved.
o D. God has already determined who will be saved
and who will be lost.
18. In verse 17, “the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even
for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that
__________________________.
o A. I might show my power in you
o B. I might destroy you
o C. you could become great
o D. you could enslave the children of Israel
19. In a
verse related to verse 17, God told Jacob in Gen 46:3, “I am God, the God of thy
father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great
nation:” What was God’s original purpose for Egypt concerning the
children of Israel?
o A. Egypt was to be a place where Israel would
become slaves.
o B. Egypt was to be a place where the children of
Israel could be protected and provided for as they grew into a great
people.
o C. Egypt was predestined to become great so that
God could show how great He was by destroying them.
20. In
verse 18, Paul speaks
of God, saying, “Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom
he will he hardeneth.” Why did God harden Pharaoh’s
heart?
o A. Because Pharaoh was predestined to be
destroyed.
o B. Because Pharaoh was not a Jew.
o C. Because Egypt had hardened their heart and
enslaved the children of Israel.
o D. Because God took pleasure in the death of the
wicked.
21. Relating
to verse 18, did God
harden Pharaoh’s heart before Egypt had enslaved the children of Israel or
after?
o A. Before
o B. After
22. In verses
17-18, Paul is using
Egypt to illustrate God’s dealing with national Israel in relation to the
church. Choose the answer that best fits
the point that Paul is making.
o A. God raised Israel up to be a great nation
because He had predestined them to be destroyed.
o B. Israel was chosen by God to persecute the
church.
o C. The natural seed of Abraham was to be the
nation through which the promise of God would be preserved until its
fulfillment in Christ. But instead,
Israel became the persecutor of the prophets, Christ, and the church.
23. In verse
21, Paul asks the
question, “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make
one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” Choose the answer that
would best describe what Paul is saying.
o A. The potter can make multiple vessels out of
the same lump of clay.
o B. God is able the make both vessels of honor
and dishonor out of the same group of people based upon whether or not they
will submit to Him in faith.
o C. The potter just makes vessels out of the
clay, but he has no idea what kind of vessel it will be.
24. In verse 21, Paul asks the question, “Hath not the
potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour,
and another unto dishonour?” Paul is using the potter to illustrate God’s
dealing with national Israel. What point
is Paul making with this illustration of the potter?
o A. God forms many different kinds of nations
from the “lump” of humanity. Some are
good and some are evil.
o B. God chose Israel to be a vessel of
dishonor.
o C. In national Israel, which was God’s “lump,”
there has always been both vessels of honor who believed God, and vessels of
dishonor who did not believe.
25. In verse 22, Paul asks, “What if God, willing to shew
his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the
vessels of wrath fitted to destruction?” Which one of the following was the
vessel of wrath that God endured with much longsuffering.
o A. Those in natural Israel who did not submit to
God in faith.
o B. A Gentile who believes the gospel.
o C. Those in natural Israel who submitted to God
in faith.
26. In a
verse related to verse 22, when God decided to destroy Israel because of the golden calf
they built to worship, Moses responded to God with these words in Exodus 32:13,
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self…”. Why
was it that God did not destroy Israel in that day?
o A. Because their sin was not that bad.
o B. Because God was just bluffing.
o C. Because God does not judge idolatry.
o D. Because of the promises he had made to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
27. In verses 23-24, Paul says, “And that he might make known
the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore
prepared unto glory. Even us, whom he
hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?” Who are the
vessels of mercy that Paul was speaking of?
o A. Those of all time who believed God and
submitted to Him in faith.
o B. The Jew who kept the law perfectly.
o C. The Gentile who sought God in nature.
o D. Those who are predestined to be saved.
28. In verses 22-23, Paul asks, “What if God, willing to shew
his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering
the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction, And that he might make known
the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore
prepared unto glory…”. Why did God endure with much longsuffering the vessels
of wrath?
o A. So that He could make them suffer until He
destroyed them.
o B. God endured Israel’s unbelief because he had
promised Abraham a seed in which all nations would be blessed. That seed is Christ and all those who trust
in Him, whether they are Jew or Gentile.
o C. Because God will not bring judgment upon
anyone.
29. In verse
25, Paul quotes the
prophet Hosea, saying, “I will call them my people, which were not my people;
and her beloved, which was not beloved.” What was Paul relating to in this
verse?
o A. The Jews, who had always been the “chosen” people,
rejecting Jesus.
o B. The Gentiles, who had never been the “chosen”
people, receiving Jesus.
o C. God was confused about who His people
were.
30. In verse 26, Paul writes, “And it shall come to pass,
that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there
shall they be called the children of the living God.” Who is Paul
referring to that would be called the children of God?
o A. Those who were the natural seed of
Abraham.
o B. Those who reject the gospel in this present life
but receive Jesus in the life to come.
o C. The Gentiles, who had not been “the chosen,”
and who had not received the promises, but who believed the gospel when they
heard it.
o D. Those who were circumcised and kept the Law
of Moses.
31. In verse 27, Paul quotes Isaiah, saying, “Though the
number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be
saved.” Choose the paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this statement as
used in verse 27.
o A. The children of Israel will outnumber all
other people before Jesus returns.
o B. Only a small portion of those who had once
been “the chosen” received Christ and believed the gospel.
o C. There will be as many in Israel as there are
grains of sand upon a beach.
o D. Israel will be many in number, but they will
only be able to save a small number of Gentiles.
32. In verse 29, Paul says, “And as Esaias said before,
Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been
made like unto Gomorrha.” In this verse, who is Paul referring to as the seed
that the Lord left so that Israel would not be completely eliminated as Sodom
and Gomorrah were?
o A. The Jews who survived the destruction of the
temple in seventy A.D.
o B. The Jews who returned to the land of Israel
in the twentieth century.
o C. The Jews that believed Jesus, and received
the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost, along with those Jews who believed
through their word.
o D. The Jews who could trace their natural linage
back to Abraham.
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2-C, 3-A, 4-A, 5-B, 6-B, 7-B,
8-A, 9-D, 10-C, 11-C, 12-A,
13-A, 14-A, 15-B, 16-D,
17-B,
18-A, 19-B, 20-C, 21-B,
22-C, 23-B, 24-C, 25-A, 26-D,
27-A, 28-B, 29-B, 30-C,
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LESSON 21
The
People of God: The Righteousness of Faith
Romans
9:33-10:21
Paul
explains how the Gentiles attained through faith what Israel had sought after for
hundreds of years. When the Gentiles
heard the gospel of Christ, they “believed God,” just as Abraham had “believed
God,” and God received them.
1. In verse 30, Paul says, “That the Gentiles, which
followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even
the righteousness which is _______________________.”
o A. of faith
o B. for those who are predestined
o C. of the law
o D. given to the natural seed of Abraham
2. In verse 31, Paul says that Israel followed after the
law of righteousness, but ____________.
o A. did not have to because they were already
chosen
o B. did not attain to the law of righteousness
o C. did not receive it because God predestined
them to unbelief
o D. God never desired them to attain righteousness
3. In verse 32, why was it that Israel never attained
unto righteousness?
o A. They never sought it by faith.
o B. No one ever truly attains righteousness.
o C. They never kept the law to perfection.
o D. God never desired them to attain righteousness.
4. In verses
30-33, as a conclusion
to chapter nine, what is set forth that would be God’s criteria for selection
into the mercy of God?
o A. Predestination
o B. The natural linage of Abraham.
o C. The will and effort of man.
o D. Believing God (faith).
5. In verse 1 of chapter ten, what is Paul’s desire and prayer for
Israel?
o A. That they might be rich
o B. That God will accept them under the law.
o C. That they might be saved.
o D. That they would defeat the Romans.
6. In verse 2, Paul says that Israel had “a zeal of God,
but ___________________.”
o A. not according to knowledge
o B. did not act on their zeal
o C. they were only pretending
o D. the Gentile church would not give them a
chance
7. In verse 3, what was Israel ignorant of?
o A. The law.
o B. God’s righteousness.
o C. The scripture.
o D. God’s wrath.
8. In verse 3, what does the term “God’s righteousness” speak of?
o A. The nature that is in God.
o B. The way God sees people.
o C. The wrath of God.
o D. The work Jesus accomplished on the cross to
redeem us from sin.
9. In verse 3, Paul says that Israel was “…going about to establish their
own righteousness…” What did Paul mean in this statement?
o A. The Jews were believing in Jesus for
righteousness.
o B. The Jews were using the law to seek to prove
their own righteousness.
o C. The Jews were trying to start a new
religion.
o D. The Jews were seeking God to be established
in Jesus Christ.
10. In verse 3, Paul says that Israel had “not submitted themselves unto
the righteousness of God.” What does this statement mean?
o A. Israel refused to keep the law.
o B. Israel refused to submit by faith to “the
death of the cross.”
o C. Israel fought against the wrath of God.
o D. Israel did not believe that God was
righteous.
11. In verse
4, Paul says, “Christ
is the end of _____________ to everyone that believeth.”
o A. righteousness
o B. the law
o C. the penalty of sin
o D. the law for righteousness
12. In verse
5, Paul says, “The man
which doeth those things shall live by them.” What does this statement
describe?
o A. The righteousness of the law.
o B. A righteous man.
o C. The righteousness of faith.
o D. The secret of eternal life.
13. In verse 5, choose the answer that describes the “life” that was
promised to those who kept the law.
o A. You would not be sentenced to death by the
law if you ordered your life by the law.
o B. Eternal life.
o C. Joy and peace in the Holy Ghost.
o D. Happiness and prosperity.
14. In verses 6-9, choose the answer that expresses what
Paul says “the righteousness which is of faith” does not say.
o A. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
Christ.
o B. Who shall bring Christ up from the grave?
o C.
Believe in your heart that God has
raised Jesus from the dead.
o D. Thou shalt be saved.
15. In verses 6-9, why is it that “the righteousness which
is of faith” does not call for someone to bring Christ down from above?
o A. The believer does not need Christ.
o B. Jesus is not in heaven.
o C. Jesus has already come and died for our
redemption.
o D. To call upon Jesus Christ reveals a lack of
faith.
16. In verse 10, Paul says that “with the heart a man
believes _______________.”
o A. that he is righteous
o B. that God covers his sin
o C. that God sees him as righteous
o D. unto righteousness
17. In verse 10, what does the phrase “believeth unto
righteousness” mean?
o A. A person is righteous because they believe that
they are righteous.
o B. A person’s faith is their righteousness.
o C. The work of redemption that takes a person
out of their sin and brings them unto righteousness is received by faith.
o D. When a person believes in Jesus, they are
still a sinner but God views them as righteous.
18. In verse 10, Paul says that “confession is made
________________.”
o A. to a priest
o B. unto salvation
o C. unto prosperity
o D. to ensure that only good things come into our
lives
19. In verse
11, Paul quotes the
scripture that says, “Whosoever ________________ shall not be ashamed.”
o A. keeps the law
o B. believeth on Him (Jesus)
o C. does good works
o D. is proud
20. In verse
12, what does Paul say
that the difference is between the Jew and the Greek?
o A. The Jew has the law for salvation, but the
Greek must receive Christ for salvation.
o B. God will receive the Jew before He will
receive the Greek.
o C. God loves the Jew more than He loves the
Greek.
o D. There is no difference before God.
21. In verse 12, Paul says that “the same Lord over all is
rich unto ________________.”
o A. everyone
o B. no one
o C. all that call upon him
o D. everyone that keeps the law
22. In verse
13, Paul says “For
whosoever shall __________________ shall be saved.”
o A. call upon the name of the Lord
o B. be baptized
o C. make a public confession of faith
o D. join a church
23. In verse
14, Paul asks, “How
then shall they call on him in whom they ______________?”
o A. have not seen
o B. knew was crucified
o C. believed
o D. have not believed
24. In verse
14, Paul asks, “how
shall they believe in him ________________?”
o A. who was crucified
o B. of whom they have not heard
o C. whom they have not seen
o D. who has raised from the dead
25. In verse 14, Paul asks, “how shall they hear
_________________?”
o A. without a preacher
o B. if they are deaf
o C. without a speaker system
o D. such hard preaching
26. In verse
15, Paul asks, “how
shall they preach, __________________?”
o A. without a license
o B. without approval
o C. without an evangelistic team
o D. except they be sent
27. In verse
15, in the question
“And how shall they preach, except they be sent?” the Greek word
translated “sent” means “to set apart”.
Who is it that must first set a person apart for ministry?
o A. The church
o B. The minister.
o C. God
o D. Popular opinion.
28. In verse 16, Paul says, “But they have not all obeyed
the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who
hath believed our report?” In this statement what does “obeying” the gospel
speak of?
o A. Believing the report of the gospel.
o B. Doing good works.
o C. Keeping the commandments.
o D. Fulfilling the ordinances of the church.
29. In verse 17, Paul says, “So then faith cometh by
hearing.” Choose the answer that best fits the meaning of this verse.
o A. Saving faith comes by hearing the
gospel.
o B. If a person listens long enough they will
have faith.
o C. We can receive faith by listening to
nature.
30. In verse
18, Paul says, “Have
they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their
words unto the ends of the world.” Choose the answer that best fits the point
that Paul is making in this verse.
o A. They heard the gospel but did not understand
it because it was in another language.
o B. They heard the sound of the words with their
ears but they did not hear the gospel with their heart.
o C. Everyone that heard the sound of the words of
the gospel received faith unto salvation.
31. In verse
19, Paul says, “Did not
Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them
that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.” What is Paul
saying that Israel should have known?
o A. That the Romans would destroy Jerusalem.
o B. That the sinful Gentiles would do things to
make them angry.
o C. That a Jew could not be saved.
o D. That the salvation promised to Israel would also
be given to the Gentiles.
32. In verse 20, Paul quotes Isaiah saying, “I was found
of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after
me.” What does this statement speak of?
o A. People who do not want God are the ones who
find Him.
o B. God does not want His people to seek after
Him.
o C. Through the gospel, God revealed Himself to
the Gentiles who had never sought for Him.
o D. The best way to find God is to forget about
finding Him and just go your own way.
33. In verse 21, Paul says, “But to Israel he saith, All
day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and
gainsaying people.” What does this verse speak of?
o A. God had reached out to Israel for hundreds of
years, but they would not heed Him.
o B. There was only one twenty-four hour period
that God tried to reach out to Israel.
o C. God was telling Israel that He had once
reached out to the Gentiles, but they refused His voice.
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1-A,
2-B, 3-A, 4-D, 5-C, 6-A, 7-B,
8-D, 9-B, 10-B, 11-D, 12-A,
13-A, 14-B, 15-C, 16-D, 17-C,
18-B,
19-B, 20-D, 21-C, 22-A, 23-D,
24-B, 25-A, 26-D, 27-C,
28-A, 29-A, 30-B, 31-D, 32-C,
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LESSON 22
The
People of God: Who God “Casts Away”
Romans
11:1-15
God
does not “cast away” those whom He “foreknew.” Paul explains why natural Israel
was “cast away.”
1. In verse 1, Paul asks, “Hath God cast away his
people?” What is the correct answer to this question?
o A. Yes
o B. No
2. In verse 1, Paul says, “For I also am an Israelite,
of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.” What was Paul proving
with this statement?
o A. Only Jews could be saved.
o B. Paul had been cast away.
o C. God had cast away all the Jews.
o D. God had not cast away all the Jews.
3. In verse 2, Paul says, “God hath not cast away his people which he
foreknew.” Who does the phrase “which He foreknew” speak of?
o A. National Israel
o B. The Gentiles
o C. The gospel believer.
o D. People who were predestined to be
saved.
4. In verses 3-4, Paul relates God’s response to Elijah
when he thought he was the only one in Israel who still worshipped God; “But
what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven
thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.” What was
God saying to Elijah?
o A. Israel was a holy nation.
o B. Even in idolatrous Israel, there were some
who were still faithful to God.
o C. Everyone in Israel had become an idol
worshipper.
o D. God had predestined some Jews to worship
idols and other Jews to worship Him.
5. In verse 5, Paul says, “Even so then at this present
time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.” Who was the
“remnant” of national Israel that Paul was speaking of?
o A. The Jews who had believed the gospel in
Paul’s generation.
o B. The Jews who were faithful to the Law of
Moses.
o C. The Sanhedrin council of the Jews.
o D. The scribes and the Pharisees.
6. In a verse related to verse 5, Paul says in Romans 4:16, “Therefore it
is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to
all the seed…” Who was the promise given to by grace?
o A. Everyone
o B. No one
o C. Those who believed God.
o D. Only the Jews.
7. In verse 5, Paul says, “Even so then at this present time also there
is a remnant according to the election of grace.” Which of the following did
God choose based upon the election of grace?
o A. Every Jew.
o B. Those who faithfully kept the law of
Moses.
o C. Those who believed the gospel.
o D. Every Gentile.
8. In verses 5-6, if someone was part of the remnant Paul
spoke of; it was not based upon ________.
o A. faith
o B. mercy
o C. works
o D. God’s purpose
9. In verse 6, Paul says, “And if by grace, then is it no more of
works….” In this statement “grace” relates to _________, and “works”
relates to _________. Choose the
correct answers in the correct order.
o A. predestination – sin
o B. Christ crucified – the Law of Moses
o C. keeping the law – unmerited favor
o D. a covering – good works
10. In verse 7, Paul says, “Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh
for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.” Choose the
paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. Israel sought for God, but God did not want
them to find Him, so He blinded them.
o B. God had only chosen certain people to be
saved, so He blinded everyone else to the truth.
o C. Israel may have desired the promises of God, but
only those who believed God received the promises, and those who would not
believe God were blinded to them.
o D. God would not let Israel see the truth so He
would have an excuse to turn to the Gentiles.
11. In a verse related to verses 7-10, in Matthew 13:15 Jesus quoted Isaiah
saying, “For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with
their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart,
and should be converted, and I should heal them.” Why was it that Israel could
not hear and understand the gospel?
o A. God did not want them to hear and
understand.
o B. They closed their eyes to the truth.
o C. The gospel was too confusing to be
understood.
o D. Israel did hear and understand the
gospel.
12. In verse
8, Paul says,
“According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes
that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;” Why did God
blind Israel’s eyes to the truth?
o A. Israel had first closed their own eyes to the
truth.
o B. Israel had to be lost so that the Gentiles
could be saved.
o C. God predestines some people to be lost and others
to be saved.
o D. The Jew’s are saved by the law and not by
faith in Jesus Christ.
13. In verse 11, Paul asks, “Have they stumbled that they
should fall?” Was it God’s purpose that Israel would be lost?
o A. Yes
o B. No
14. In verse 11, Paul says, “Have they stumbled that they
should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto
the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.” Choose the paraphrase that best
fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. God did not choose Israel to fall, but when
they would not believe, He used their fall to reach out to the Gentiles, and
show in the believing Gentiles what He wants Israel to receive.
o B. God chose Israel to fall because it was the
only way that the Gentiles could be eligible to receive salvation.
o C. The only reason God offered salvation to the
Gentiles was to make Israel jealous.
15. In verse 12, Paul asks, “Now if the fall of them be
the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles;
how much more their fullness?” Choose the paraphrase that best fits the meaning
of this statement.
o A. It was wonderful when the Gentiles received
the gospel, but it would have been even more wonderful if the Jews had believed
on Jesus, even though salvation would not have been offered unto the
Gentiles.
o B. If God used Israel’s unbelief as an occasion
to reach out to the Gentiles; it would have been much greater occasion to reach
the Gentiles if they had believed the gospel and received their fullness in
Christ.
o C. The fall of Israel was necessary so that the
Gentiles could receive the gospel, but if Israel had believed, it would have
been a richer gospel.
16. In verse
13, Paul referred to
himself as the apostle to _______________.
o A. the Gentiles
o B. all believers
o C. Israel
o D. Rome
17. In verse 14, Paul says that he wanted to provoke
Israel to emulation (jealousy). Why
would he desire this to be so?
o A. The Jews had persecuted Paul so much that he
wanted to “rub in” the fact that the Gentiles had received what Israel had not
been able to obtain.
o B. Paul knew that jealousy was a good thing for
people to have.
o C. Paul hoped that Israel would be jealous of
what God had given the Gentiles, so that they also would believe the
gospel.
o D. Paul was jealous of the Jews because they
were God’s holy people, so he was trying to find something to make them jealous
in return.
18. In verse 15, Paul says, “For if the casting away of
them be the reconciling of the world…” Who was Paul referring to in this
verse as being cast away?
o A. The Gentiles
o B. A reprobate person.
o C. Unbelieving Israel.
o D. The believer.
19. In verse
15, Paul says, “For if
the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world…” What does the
phrase “the casting away of them” mean in this verse?
o A. A Jew could never be saved.
o B. God has cast them into eternal
damnation.
o C. God was just teasing Israel.
o D. Israel was no longer in covenant with
God.
20. In verse 15, Paul says, “For if the casting away of
them be the reconciling of the world…” How did the casting away of
national Israel result in the reconciling of the world?
o A. God would have never saved the Gentiles if
Israel had believed the gospel.
o B. Although national Israel was meant to be the
people through which the gospel would be revealed to the world, when they
rejected it, God used the remnant who believed it to carry the gospel directly
to the Gentiles.
o C. The destruction of Jerusalem was viewed as
such a severe judgment from God on the unbelieving Jew that the Gentiles were
afraid not to believe the gospel.
21. In verse 15, Paul asks, “For if the casting away of
them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but
life from the dead?” What did Paul mean in the latter part of this verse?
o A. It would now be impossible for Israel be
saved.
o B. If Israel believed the gospel it would be that
they, who had been “dead to God” in unbelief, would live once more.
o C. For God to receive Israel would be like
trying to get life out of a corpse.
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1-B,
2-D, 3-C, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C, 7-C,
8-C, 9-B, 10-C, 11-B,
12-A,
13-B, 14-A, 15-B, 16-A, 17-C,
18-C, 19-D, 20-B, 21-B
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LESSON 23
The
People of God: The Olive Tree: God’s Israel
Romans
11:16-36
Using
the analogy of the “Olive Tree,” Paul shows that God does not have “two”
nations, or “two” churches, nor does He receive “two” peoples. Those who He receives are all “one in Christ”
as Paul reveals in the Olive Tree, with both Jew and Gentile branches of those
who believe the gospel of Jesus Christ.
1. In verse 16, Paul speaks of God’s olive tree, saying,
“For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also
holy….” In this verse the “firstfruit” represents _______________
and the “lump” represents ___________________.
Choose the correct answers in the correct order.
o A. Jesus Christ – The children of God
o B. National Israel – The Church
o C. God – Jesus Christ
o D. The Church – National Israel
2. In verse 16, Paul says, “and if the root be holy, so
are the branches.” In this verse the “root” represents _____________ and the
“branches” represent ____________.
Choose the correct answers in the correct order.
o A. Jesus Christ – National Israel
o B. The Church – National Israel
o C. God – Jesus Christ
o D. God – The children of God
3. In verse 16, Paul says, “and if the root be holy, so
are the branches.” Choose the answer that best fits the meaning of this
statement.
o A. If national Israel is holy; the church will
also be holy.
o B. If God is holy; His children will also be
holy.
o C. If the church is holy; national Israel will
also be holy.
4. In verse 17, Paul speaks of God’s olive tree saying, “And
if some of the branches be broken off…” Who are the branches that were broken
off in this case?
o A. The believer
o B. The unbelieving Gentile.
o C. The unbelieving Jew.
o D. The Church.
5. In verse 17, Paul says, “and thou, being a wild olive
tree, wert grafted in among them...” Choose the answer that best fits the
meaning of this statement.
o A. The Gentiles who believed the gospel were
grafted onto God’s olive tree alongside of all who believed the gospel, whether
Jew or Gentile.
o B. The Gentiles were grafted onto God’s olive
tree alongside of the unbelieving Jew.
o C. The wild branches represent sinful people who
are partakers of Jesus Christ.
o D. God has two olive trees; one is the Gentile
church and one is natural Israel.
6. In verse 17, Paul says, “and thou, being a wild olive
tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest
of the root and fatness of the olive tree.” Choose the answer that best fits
the meaning of this statement.
o A. The believing Gentiles and national Israel
are both partakers of the promises and life of God.
o B. The believing Gentile and the believing Jew
are both equally partakers of the promises and life of God.
o C. The sinner and the “saint” are both partakers
of the promises and life of God.
7. In verse 18, Paul says, “Boast not against the
branches.” Who were the branches that Paul said not to boast against?
o A. The unbelieving Jew
o B. The Church.
o C. The Gentiles
o D. The gospel believer.
8. In verse 18, Paul said, “But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.” Choose the
answer that best fits the meaning of this statement.
o A. The Gentile believer should not think that
they are really a part of God’s olive tree.
o B. God chose the Gentile believer because they
added so much more to His olive tree than Israel could have added.
o C. Remember that we do not give God life; He
gives us life.
9. In verse 19, Paul says, “Thou wilt say then, The
branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.” Were the natural
branches broken off so that the Gentile branches could be grafted in?
o A. Yes
o B. No
10. In verse
20, Paul says, “Well;
because ________________ they were broken off…”
o A. they were Jews
o B. God wanted to save Gentiles
o C. they were God’s holy people
o D. of unbelief
11. In verse
20, Paul says, “…and
thou standest by _______.”
o A. goodness
o B. faith
o C. predestination
o D. baptism
12. In verse
21, Paul says, “For if
God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.”
Choose the paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this verse.
o A. God cut off national Israel and He wants to
cut you off, too.
o B. God may have cut off national Israel, but He
would never cut you off.
o C. If God cut off the unbelieving Jew, be
careful because He will do the same to you if you do not continue in the
faith.
o D. The only branches that God would cut off are
those who he has never grafted onto His olive tree.
13. In verse 22, Paul says, “Behold therefore the
_________ and __________ of God…” Choose the correct answers to complete Paul’s
statement in verse 22.
o A. love – mercy
o B. goodness – severity
o C. wrath – destruction
o D.
goodness – grace
14. In verse
22, Paul says, “but
toward thee, ___________, if thou continue in his goodness…”
o A. wrath
o B. unmerited favor
o C. judgment
o D. goodness
15. In verse 22, What does Paul say that God will do if the
believer does not continue in His goodness?
o A. He will forgive them.
o B. He will cover their sins.
o C. He will cut them off of His olive tree.
o D. He will punish them.
16. In verse 23, what does Paul say that God will do if the
natural Jew believes the gospel?
o A. He will graft them back into His olive
tree.
o B. He will cut the Gentiles off.
o C. He will bring to an end the time of salvation
for the Gentiles.
o D. He will not receive them because they had
once been cut off of His olive tree.
17. In verse 24, Paul asks, “For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is
wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive
tree…” Choose the paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this part of
Paul’s question.
o A. When the believer receives Christ, they
receive a second nature that is contrary to their own nature. This puts them in a continuous struggle
between the two natures.
o B. In nature, you could never graft a wild
branch into a good tree and get good fruit, but God did it with the Gentile
believer.
o C. God does not care if those He has grafted
into His good olive tree act contrary to His nature.
18. In verse 24, Paul asks, “For if thou wert cut out of
the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to
nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the
natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?” Choose the
paraphrase that best fits the meaning of this verse.
o A. If God can graft wild branches (the Gentiles)
who believed the gospel into His olive tree, He can certainly graft the natural
branches (the natural Jews) who believe the gospel back into His olive tree
from which they were cut off.
o B. God would rather have the natural branches
(the natural Jew) on His olive tree than the wild branches (the Gentile),
because the natural branches are more suited for the kingdom of God.
o C. Since God has grafted wild branches into His
olive tree, if Israel turns to Jesus Christ, God will give them their own olive
tree apart from the Gentiles.
19. In verses 16-24, Paul uses the olive tree to illustrate
God’s dealings with national Israel and the Gentiles. Using this illustration, how many olive trees
does God have?
o A. God has one olive tree for both Jews and
Gentiles who come to Him.
o B. God has two olive trees; one is national
Israel and the other is the Church.
o C. God has many olive trees; each race of people
is a different olive tree.
20. In verse 25, Paul says, “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant
of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits…” What is the
“mystery” that Paul warned we should not be ignorant of?
o A. The mystery is that God has two churches; one
is national Israel and the other is the believing Gentiles.
o B. The mystery is that the olive tree is God’s
tree. He will graft any branch on that
believes the gospel, and he will cut off any branch that does not continue in
the faith.
o C. The mystery is that there are certain
branches that cannot be cut off of God’s olive tree.
o D. The mystery is that there are certain
branches that could never be grafted into God’s olive tree.
21. In verse
25, Paul says, “that
blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the
Gentiles be come in.” What does this statement mean?
o A. Israel will be blind until God has saved all
the Gentiles that can be saved; then He will open Israel’s eyes.
o B. God has allotted a certain amount of room in
His kingdom for Gentiles. When that is
filled up, God will save Israel.
o C. National Israel is still blind to the fact
that God could cut them off and graft in the believing Gentiles. They will not understand this until they see
the believing Gentiles come into the fullness of the glorious church that God
promised His people to be.
22. In verse 26, Paul says, “And so all Israel shall be
saved…” What does this statement mean?
o A. When God opens the door of salvation to Israel,
every Jew will believe upon Jesus.
o B. Everyone who believes the gospel, whether Jew
or Gentile, shall be saved. This is
God’s olive tree; it is the Israel of God.
o C. Every natural descendant of Abraham will be
saved.
23. In verse
26, Paul says, “There
shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn
away ungodliness from Jacob…” Who is the deliverer that was spoken of in
this verse?
o A. Moses
o B. The apostle Paul.
o C. Michael the archangel.
o D. Jesus Christ
24. In verse 28, Paul says, “As concerning the gospel,
they are enemies for your sakes…” What was Paul speaking of in this statement?
o A. The Jews of Paul’s generation fought against
the gospel and persecuted the church.
o B. The Jews of every generation have persecuted
the church.
o C. The believer is to view the Jew as their
enemy.
25. In verse 28, Paul says, “but as touching the election,
they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.” What does Paul mean by
this statement?
o A. The Jews are predestined to be saved because
of God’s promise to Abraham.
o B. Even though national Israel has hardened
their heart against the gospel, God reaches out to them because of His promises
to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
o C. Because God promised Abraham a seed, He will
overlook the unbelief of Israel.
26. In verse
29, Paul says, “For the
gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” Choose the answer that best
fits the meaning of this statement in this verse?
o A. If you have ever known the Lord you can never
be lost.
o B. If God has ever given you a gift, you can
never lose it.
o C. Everyone God has called will ultimately be
saved.
o D. All the promises and blessings of Abraham are
still available to the Jew who believes the gospel of Jesus Christ.
27. In verse
30, Paul says, “For as
ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy
through their unbelief…” How did the Gentiles obtain mercy through
Israel’s unbelief?
o A. Salvation would not have been given to the
Gentiles if national Israel had believed upon Jesus Christ.
o B. When the Gentiles saw that Israel could
reject the gospel and still be the children of promise, they came to Jesus so
they would not have to believe God either.
o C. When the Jews rejected the gospel of Jesus
Christ, those Jews who did believe the gospel preached it to the Gentiles
o D. God had not chosen the Gentiles unto
salvation, but when Israel rejected the gospel, God had no one to turn to
except the Gentiles.
28.
In verse 31, Paul says, “Even so have these also now not believed, that
through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.” What does it mean that Israel
will obtain mercy through our mercy?
o A. The believing Jews of the early church were
moved with compassion to preach the gospel to the Gentiles; in like manner,
national Israel will not be saved until the church has the same compassion to
preach the gospel to the Jew.
o B. There will come a day that God will take away
mercy from the Gentiles and give it back to Israel.
o C. God has ordained that Israel cannot be saved
unless the Gentiles choose to show mercy unto them.
o D. When Israel sees that God’s mercy will take
sin-filled Gentiles to heaven, they will want that kind of mercy.
29. In verse 32, Paul says, “For God hath concluded them
all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.” Who is it that God
concluded in unbelief?
o A. Only the Jews.
o B. Only the Gentiles.
o C. Both Jews and Gentiles.
o D. Every believer.
30. In verse
33, Paul says that
God’s judgments are ______________.
o A. crude
o B. good when you understand them all
o C. harsh
o D. unsearchable
31. In verse
33, Paul says that
God’s ways are ____________.
o A. past finding out
o B. hard to follow
o C. like our ways
o D. known by all
32. In verse
34, Paul raises the
question of who had been advising God? Choose the answer that names God’s
adviser.
o A. Abraham
o B. Moses
o C. The apostle Paul
o D. No one
33. In verses 35-36, Paul says, “Or who hath first given to
him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him,
and to him, are all things: to whom be glory forever. Amen.” Choose the answer that best fits the
point Paul is making in these verses.
o A. Israel was the only people that God owed
anything to.
o B. God is only indebted to those who keep the
law.
o C. If you first give something to God, He
becomes indebted to you.
o D. God owes nothing to any man. All the blessings of this wonderful salvation
are of God and freely given to those who trust in Him.
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Lesson
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1-A,
2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-B, 7-A,
8-C, 9-B, 10-D, 11-B, 12-C,
13-B, 14-D, 15-C, 16-A, 17-B,
18-A,
19-A, 20-B, 21-C, 22-B, 23-D,
24-A, 25-B, 26-D, 27-C,
28-A, 29-C, 30-D, 31-A, 32-D,
33-D
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Lesson 1 Answers
1-B, 2-C, 3-B,
4-B, 5-C, 6-C,
7-A, 8-B
Lesson 2 Answers
1-D, 2-C, 3-C,
4-D, 5-A, 6-D,
7-B, 8-A, 9-B,
10-B, 11-A, 12-B,
13-B, 14-D, 15-B
Lesson 3 Answers
1-C, 2-C, 3-B,
4-B, 5-A, 6-A,
7-D, 8-B, 9-C,
10-B, 11-C, 12-D,
13-B, 14-A, 15-C,
16-B, 17-C, 18-B
Lesson 4 Answers
1-B, 2-B, 3-D,
4-A, 5-B, 6-A,
7-D, 8-A, 9-A,
10-D, 11-A, 12-D,
13-D, 14-B, 15-B,
16-C, 17-D, 18-B
Lesson 5 Answers
1-D, 2-A, 3-C,
4-B, 5-A, 6-D,
7-A, 8-C, 9-B,
10-A, 11-B, 12-D,
13-C, 14-C, 15-A,
16-D, 17-B, 8-A,
19-B, 20-B, 21-B,
22-A, 23-D, 24-A,
25-B, 26-D, 27-A
Lesson 6 Answers
1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-D, 6-B, 7-A, 8-C, 9-D, 10-C, 11-D,
12-D, 13-B, 14-A, 15-D
Lesson 7 Answers
1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A, 5-D, 6-B,
7-B, 8-D, 9- B, 10-D, 11-B,
12-A, 13-D, 14-A, 15-B,
16-C, 17-B, 18-C, 19-B, 20-D,
21-B, 22-B
Lesson 8 Answers
1-B, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C, 5-D, 6-B,
7-C, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C, 11-A,
12-D, 13-D, 14-A, 15-B, 16-D,
17-D, 18-A, 19-A, 20-C,
21-D, 22-A, 23-C
Lesson 9 Answers
1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-A,
7-C, 8-A, 9-D, 10-B, 11-A,
12-B, 13-A, 14-D, 15-A, 16-D,
17-D, 18-B, 19-C, 20-B,
21-C, 22-A, 23-C
Lesson 10 Answers
1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-D, 6-C,
7-B, 8-C, 9-A, 10-B, 11-A,
12-D, 13-B, 14-D, 15-C, 16-B,
17-A, 18-D, 19-C, 20-A, 21-C,
22-C, 23-B, 24-B, 25-A,
26-D, 27-B, 28-C
Lesson 11 Answers
1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D, 5-D, 6-A,
7-A, 8-C, 9-C, 10-A, 11-D,
12-B, 13-D, 14-D, 15-A, 16-D,
17-B, 18-B, 19-B, 20-C,
21-D
Lesson 12 Answers
1-D, 2-B, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-A,
7-D, 8-A, 9-C, 10-A, 11-B,
12-B, 13-D, 14-C, 15-B, 16-D,
17-B, 18-C, 19-B, 20-B,
21-A, 22-A, 23-C
Lesson 13 Answers
1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-D, 6-A,
7-C, 8-A
Lesson 14 Answers
1-C, 2-A, 3-C, 4-C, 5-B, 6-B,
7-A, 8-B, 9-B, 10-C, 11-D,
12-B, 13-B, 14-A, 15-D, 16-B,
17-C, 18-B, 19-A, 20-B, 21-D,
22-B
Lesson 15 Answers
1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-D, 5-A, 6-A,
7-B, 8-B, 9-D, 10-B, 11-B,
12-D, 13-A, 14-B, 15-C, 16-B,
17-C, 18-D, 19-A, 20-C, 21-A,
22-A, 23-C, 24-A
Lesson 16 Answers
1-D, 2-B, 3-B, 4-C, 5-B, 6-C,
7-A, 8-A, 9-B, 10-D, 11-B,
12-B, 13-A, 14-D, 15-B, 16-D,
17-D, 18-D, 19-C, 20-B,
21-D, 22-E
Lesson 17 Answers
1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D,
7-B, 8-D, 9-A, 10-D, 11-A, 12-B,
13-B, 14-D, 15-C, 16-A,
17-A, 18-B, 19-C, 20-B
Lesson 18 Answers
1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D,
7-B, 8-B, 9-C, 10-A, 11-C,
12-B, 13-B, 14-D, 15-C, 16-A,
17-B, 18-A, 19-C, 20-C
Lesson 19 Answers
1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D,
7-A, 8-B, 9-D, 10-A, 11-A,
12-B, 13-B, 14-A, 15-D, 16-C,
17-B, 18-A, 19-B, 20-C,
21-D, 22-C, 23-D, 24-D
Lesson 20 Answers
1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-A, 5-B, 6-B,
7-B, 8-A, 9-D, 10-C, 11-C,
12-A, 13-A, 14-A, 15-B,
16-D, 17-B, 18-A, 19-B, 20-C,
21-B, 22-C, 23-B, 24-C,
25-A, 26-D, 27-A, 28-B, 29-B,
30-C, 31-B, 32-C
Lesson 21 Answers
1-A, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D, 5-C, 6-A,
7-B, 8-D, 9-B, 10-B, 11-D,
12-A, 13-A, 14-B, 15-C, 16-D,
17-C, 18-B, 19-B, 20-D, 21-C,
22-A, 23-D, 24-B, 25-A,
26-D, 27-C, 28-A, 29-A, 30-B,
31-D, 32-C, 33-A
Lesson 22 Answers
1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C,
7-C, 8-C, 9-B, 10-C, 11-B,
12-A, 13-B, 14-A, 15-B, 16-A,
17-C, 18-C, 19-D, 20-B,
21-B
Lesson 23 Answers
1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-B,
7-A, 8-C, 9-B, 10-D, 11-B,
12-C, 13-B, 14-D, 15-C, 16-A,
17-B, 18-A, 19-A, 20-B, 21-C,
22-B, 23-D, 24-A, 25-B,
26-D, 27-C, 28-A, 29-C, 30-D,
31-A, 32-D, 33-D
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