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The righteous will live by
faith
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
The righteous
will live by faith.
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Romans 1:16-17
16For I am not ashamed of the
gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who
believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
17For in the gospel the
righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to
last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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2)
Whom does ‘I’ in
verse 16 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 16
refers to the apostle Paul.
3)
According to
verse 16 why was Paul not ashamed of the gospel?
o
He was not ashamed
of the gospel.
o
Because
o
It is the power
of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.
4)
According to
verse 16 whom did salvation come to and in what order?
o
Salvation came
§
First to the Jew.
§
Then to the
Gentile.
5)
According to
verse 17 what is the righteousness of God revealed in?
o
The righteousness
of God is revealed in the gospel.
6)
According to
verse 17 what becomes of our status before God when we have faith?
o
We become
§
Righteous, i.e.,
§
Justified.
o
Before God.
7)
Whom is faith in?
o
Faith is in Jesus.
8)
What does it mean
that the righteousness is by faith from first to last?
o
It means that becoming
righteous before God is entirely by faith in Jesus alone from beginning to end
without the involvement of human works.
9)
According to
verse 17 what is the consequence for us in being righteous?
o
Being righteous,
we shall
§
Live, i.e.,
§
Have eternal life.
10)
How do we know
that the righteous will live by faith, given Habakkuk 2:4?
o
Let’s take a look
at the passage.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read Habakkuk
2:4 (NASB) out loud that says,
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4“Behold, as for the impudent
one, his soul is not right within him; but the righteous one will live by his
faith.
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The righteous will live by
faith
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It is by grace we have been
saved, through faith
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11)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
It is by grace we
have been saved, through faith.
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Ephesians 2:8-9
8For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God—
9not by
works, so that no one can boast.
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12)
According to
verse 8 how have we been saved?
o
We have been
saved by grace through faith.
13)
According to
verses 8 and 9 who gets the credit for our salvation?
o
This is not from ourselves.
o
It is not by our
works.
o
It is the gift of
God.
14)
According to
verse 9 can anyone boast of his/her salvation?
o
No.
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It is by grace we have been
saved, through faith
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Righteousness is given
through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe
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15)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Righteousness is
given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
§
Faith
Ø
Does not nullify
the law.
Ø
But upholds it.
§
God's promise to
Abraham needs to come by faith, so that it may be given to all by grace.
§
Abraham
Ø
Believed God’s
promise against all odds.
Ø
And so became the
father of many nations.
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Romans 3:10-4:24
3:10As it is written: “There
is no one righteous, not even one;
3:11there is no one who
understands; there is no one who seeks God.
3:12All have turned away,
they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even
one.”
3:13“Their throats are open
graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their
lips.”
3:14“Their mouths are full of
cursing and bitterness.”
3:15“Their feet are swift to
shed blood;
3:16ruin and misery mark
their ways,
3:17and the way of peace they
do not know.”
3:18“There is no fear of God before
their eyes.”
3:19Now we know that whatever
the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may
be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
3:20Therefore no one will be
declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the
law we become conscious of our sin.
3:21But now apart from the
law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the
Prophets testify.
3:22This righteousness is
given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference
between Jew and Gentile,
3:23for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God,
3:24and all are justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
3:25God presented Christ as a
sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by
faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance
he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
3:26he did it to demonstrate
his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who
justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
3:27Where, then, is boasting?
It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that
requires faith.
3:28For we maintain that a
person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
3:29Or is God the God of Jews
only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
3:30since there is only one
God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through
that same faith.
3:31Do we, then, nullify the
law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
4:1What then shall we say
that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?
4:2If, in fact, Abraham was justified
by works, he had something to boast about—but not
before God.
4:3What does Scripture say?
“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
4:4Now to the one who works,
wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.
4:5However, to the one who
does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited
as righteousness.
4:6David says the same thing
when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness
apart from works:
4:7“Blessed are those whose
transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
4:8Blessed is the one whose
sin the Lord will never count against them.”
4:9Is this blessedness only
for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that
Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
4:10Under what circumstances
was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after,
but before!
4:11And he received
circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while
he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but
have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to
them.
4:12And he is then also the
father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in
the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was
circumcised.
4:13It was not through the
law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir
of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
4:14For if those who depend
on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,
4:15because the law brings
wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
4:16Therefore, the promise
comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all
Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who
have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
4:17As it is written: “I have
made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in
whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things
that were not.
4:18Against all hope, Abraham
in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been
said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
4:19Without weakening in his
faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a
hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.
4:20Yet he did not waver
through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his
faith and gave glory to God,
4:21being fully persuaded
that God had power to do what he had promised.
4:22This is why “it was
credited to him as righteousness.”
4:23The words “it was
credited to him” were written not for him alone,
4:24but also for us, to whom
God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our
Lord from the dead.
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16)
According to
verses 3:10 to 3:18 what is written in the bible about the condition of
humanity?
o
There is
§
No one righteous.
§
Not even one.
o
There is no one
who understands.
o
There is no one
who seeks God.
o
All have
§
Turned away.
§
And together
become worthless.
o
There is
§
No one who does good.
§
Not even one.
o
Their throats are
open graves.
o
Their tongues
practice deceit.
o
The poison of
vipers is on their lips.
o
Their mouths are
full of
§
Cursing.
§
And bitterness.
o
Their feet are
swift to shed blood.
o
Ruin and misery
mark their ways.
o
The way of peace
they do not know.
o
There is no fear
of God before their eyes.
17)
What can we
conclude about our condition based on what is written in the bible about the condition
of humanity?
o
We are sinful.
18)
According to
verse 3:19 whom is the law of Moses addressed to?
o
It is addressed to
those who are under the law.
19)
According to
verse 3:19 who is under the law and why?
o
The whole world is
under the law.
o
Because
o
The whole world is
held accountable to God by the law.
20)
According to
verses 3:19 to 3:20 how is every mouth silenced in regard to righteousness?
o
No one will be
declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law.
o
Rather, through
the law we become conscious of our sin as made clear from the conclusion.
o
That
o
We drew about humanity
earlier.
21)
What do the Law
and the Prophets include?
o
The Law and the
Prophets in the Old Testament of the bible include
§
The five books of
Moses.
§
And all the books
of the prophets.
22)
How do the Law
and the Prophets testify to the righteousness of God that is apart from the law,
given Genesis 15:2-6 and Habakkuk 2:4?
o
Per Genesis 15:2-6
that is part of the Law, the Law testifies to the righteousness of God that is
§
By faith.
§
And apart from
the law.
o
Per Habakkuk 2:4
that is part of the Prophets, the Prophets testifies to the righteousness of
God that is
§
By faith.
§
And apart from
the law.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 15:2-6 that says,
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2But Abram said, “Sovereign
Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will
inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3And Abram said, “You have
given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4Then the word of the Lord
came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh
and blood will be your heir.”
5He took him outside and
said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.”
Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
6Abram believed the Lord, and
he credited it to him as righteousness.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
Habakkuk 2:4 (NASB) out loud that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4“Behold, as for the impudent
one, his soul is not right within him; but the righteous one will live by his
faith.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
23)
According to
verse 3:22 how is the righteousness of God given?
o
It is given
through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
24)
According to
verses 3:22 and 3:23 is there anyone who does not need the righteousness of God
through faith and why?
o
No, because
whether Jew and Gentile all
§
Have sinned.
§
And fall short of
the glory of God.
25)
According to
verse 3:24 how does God solve the sin problem of humanity?
o
All are
§
Justified, i.e.,
§
Made righteous.
o
Freely by God’s grace
through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
26)
Do we need to do
any works in order to be justified and why?
o
No, because we are
justified freely by God’s grace apart from works.
27)
According to
verse 3:25 how did God make it possible for us to be justified freely by his
grace?
o
God presented
Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood.
o
We can freely
receive justification by faith in Christ.
28)
According to
verse 3:25 how had God demonstrated his forbearance of sins?
o
God had left the
sins we committed beforehand unpunished.
29)
According to
verses 3:25 and 3:26 why had God left the sins we committed beforehand
unpunished?
o
He did it to
demonstrate his righteousness at the present time.
30)
According to
verse 3:26 what was the intended outcome when God demonstrated his
righteousness at the present time?
o
God did it so as
to be
§
Just.
§
And the one who
justifies those who have faith in Christ.
31)
According to
verse 3:27 and 3:28 can we boast of our
salvation and why?
o
No, because we
are justified
§
Not by the law
that requires works.
§
But by the law that
requires faith.
32)
Who are the
circumcised?
o
Jews are the
circumcised.
33)
Who are the
uncircumcised?
o
Gentiles are the uncircumcised.
34)
According to
verse 3:29 whom is God the God of?
o
God is the God of
both
§
Jews.
§
And Gentiles.
35)
According to
verse 3:30 does God justify the circumcised and the uncircumcised differently
and why?
o
No, because God
justifies
§
The circumcised
by faith.
§
And the
uncircumcised through that same faith.
36)
According to
verses 3:29 and 3:30 how do we know that God is the God of both Jews and Gentiles?
o
God is the God of
both
§
Jews.
§
And Gentiles.
o
Because
o
God justifies both
through the same faith.
37)
According to
verse 3:31 is the law nullified by faith since God is justifying both Jews and Gentiles
by faith and why?
o
Not at all!
o
Rather, the law
is upheld.
38)
How is the law upheld
when God justifies both Jews and Gentiles by faith?
o
We are going to
find out.
39)
According to
verse 4:1 in what context is Abraham the forefather of the Jews?
o
Abraham is the forefather
of the Jews according to the flesh.
40)
According to
verse 4:2 under what circumstances would Abraham have something to boast about?
o
He could boast of
his justification.
o
If
o
He was justified
by works.
41)
According to
verses 4:2 and 4:3 why could Abraham not boast of his justification before God?
o
He could not.
o
Because
o
His faith in God was
credited to him as righteousness.
42)
According to
verse 4:4 on what basis are wages credited to the one who works?
o
Wages are credited
to the one who works
§
Not as a gift.
§
But as an obligation.
43)
According to
verse 4:5 on what basis is righteousness credited to the one who does not work
but trusts God who justifies the ungodly?
o
Their faith is
credited to them as righteousness as a gift.
44)
Who was David?
o
David was the
greatest earthly king of
45)
According to
verses 4:6 to 4:8 what did David say is the blessedness of the one to whom God
credits righteousness apart from works?
o
Blessed are those
§
Whose transgressions
are forgiven.
§
Whose sins are covered.
o
Blessed is the
one.
o
Whose sin
o
The Lord will
never count against them.
46)
Is this
blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?
o
We are going to
find out.
47)
According to
verses 4:9 and 4:10 was Abraham’s faith credited to him as righteousness before
he was circumcised or after?
o
Before he was
circumcised.
48)
According to
verse 4:11 what is circumcision a sign of for Abraham?
o
Circumcision is
§
A sign.
§
Or a seal of the
righteousness.
o
That
o
He had by faith.
o
While
o
He was still
uncircumcised.
49)
According to
verse 4:11 who is Abraham the father of among those who have not been
circumcised?
o
He is the father
of all who
§
Believe.
§
But have not been
circumcised.
50)
According to
verse 4:11 what was credited to Abraham that should also be credited to those who
believe but have not been circumcised?
o
Righteousness.
51)
According to
verse 4:12 who then is Abraham also the father of?
o
He is also the
father of the circumcised
§
Who not only are circumcised.
§
But who also
follow in the footsteps of his faith.
o
That
o
He had.
o
Before
o
He was
circumcised.
52)
According to verse
4:13 how did Abraham and his offspring receive the promise that they would be
heir of the world?
o
They did not receive
the promise
§
Through the law.
§
But through the
righteousness that comes by faith.
53)
What does it mean
that the law brings wrath?
o
The law brings
wrath to those who fail to observe it perfectly.
54)
Can anyone
observe the law perfectly?
o
No.
55)
What then does the
law bring to those who depend on the law?
o
Wrath.
56)
What does it mean
if those who depend on the law could actually become heirs?
o
It means that righteousness
could actually be obtained through the law.
57)
According to verses
4:14 and 4:15 what happens to Abraham’s faith and the promise he received by
faith, if those who depend on the law are heirs, i.e., righteousness could actually
be obtained through the law?
o
Faith means
nothing.
o
And the promise is
worthless.
58)
According to
verse 4:15 what would have been better for those who depend on the law since the
law indeed brings wrath?
o
It would have
been better for them.
o
That
o
The law does not
exist.
o
Because
o
There is
§
No transgression.
§
And therefore no
wrath.
o
Where
o
There is no law.
59)
What is the
conclusion that is drawn in verse 4:16
since according to verse 4:15 the law indeed brings wrath?
o
The promise indeed
comes by faith.
60)
According to
verse 4:16 what is the consequence for the fact that the promise indeed comes
by faith?
o
The promise
§
Is then indeed by
grace.
§
And may be
guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring.
61)
In accordance
with verse 4:16 and the context of what has been discussed so far specifically verse
4:12 who are Abraham’s
offspring?
o
Abraham’s
offspring are all who have the faith of Abraham whether they are
§
Of the law.
§
Or not.
62)
According to
verse 4:17 what is the promise God made to Abraham that he would be the father
of us all?
o
As it is written:
“I have made you a father of many nations.”
63)
Per the question of
blessedness referred to earlier is it only for the circumcised, or also for the
uncircumcised?
o
It is for both
§
The circumcised.
§
And the
uncircumcised.
64)
Per the question
raised earlier, how is the law upheld when God justifies both Jews and Gentiles
by faith?
o
Justification of Jews
by the law has failed.
o
Because
o
No one observes
the law perfectly.
o
Justification of
both
§
Jews.
§
And Gentiles by
faith.
o
Has been
accomplished by Christ.
o
So justification by
faith accomplishes what justification by the law fails to, thus upholding the
law.
65)
According to
verse 4:17 what kind of God did Abraham believe?
o
He believed the
God who
§
Gives life to the
dead.
§
And calls into
being things that were not.
66)
According to verse
4:18 how did Abraham manage to become the father of many nations?
o
Against all hope,
Abraham in hope believed God’s promise.
67)
According to
verses 4:19 to 4:22 how was Abraham’s faith credited to him as righteousness?
o
He faced the fact
§
That he was about
a hundred years old.
§
And that Sarah’s
womb was also dead.
o
He did not waver
through unbelief regarding God’s promise.
o
He
§
Was strengthened
in his faith.
§
And gave glory to
God.
o
Being fully
persuaded that God had the power to do what he had promised.
o
So it was
credited to him as righteousness.
68)
According to
verses 4:23 and 4:24 were the words “it was credited to him” written for Abraham
only and why?
o
No, because God
will credit righteousness to us too who believe that he raised Jesus our Lord
from the dead.
========================
Righteousness is given
through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe
========================
========================
Jesus was delivered over to
death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification
========================
69)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Jesus
Ø
Was delivered
over to death for our sins.
Ø
And was raised to
life for our justification.
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Romans 4:25-5:1
4:25He was delivered over to
death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
5:1Therefore, since we have
been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
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70)
What does it mean
for Jesus to be delivered over to death for our sins?
o
It means that God
made Jesus the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
71)
According to
verse 4:25 what was Jesus raised to life for?
o
Jesus was raised
to life for our justification.
72)
What does it mean
for Jesus to be raised to life for our justification?
o
It means that
through faith in the resurrected Jesus we are
§
Justified before God.
§
And reconciled to
God.
========================
Jesus was delivered over to
death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification
========================
========================
Just as sin reigned in death,
so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord
========================
73)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Just as sin
reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Romans 5:12-21
12Therefore, just as sin
entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death
came to all people, because all sinned—
13To be sure, sin was in the
world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account
where there is no law.
14Nevertheless, death reigned
from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by
breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
15But the gift is not like
the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much
more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus
Christ, overflow to the many!
16Nor can the gift of God be
compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and
brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought
justification.
17For if, by the trespass of
the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who
receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness
reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18Consequently, just as one
trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act
resulted in justification and life for all people.
19For just as through the
disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the
obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20The law was brought in so
that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all
the more,
21so that, just as sin
reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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74)
According to
verses 12 and 14 who is the one man sin entered the world through?
o
Sin entered the
world through Adam.
75)
According to
verse 12 what did death enter the world through?
o
Death entered the
world through sin.
76)
According to
verse 12 why did death come to all people?
o
Death came to all
people.
o
Because
o
All sinned.
77)
According to
verse 13 what was already in the world before the law was given?
o
Sin was.
78)
According to
verse 13 why is sin not charged against anyone’s account before the law was
given?
o
Sin is not
charged against anyone’s account.
o
Where
o
there is no law that condemns sin.
79)
Was the law there
from the time of Adam to the time of Moses and why?
o
No, because the law
was given to Moses after the time of Adam.
80)
Could sin be
charged against anyone’s account from the time of Adam to the time of Moses and
why?
o
No, because there
was no law that condemns sin
§
From the time of
Adam.
§
To the time of
Moses.
81)
Could anyone break
a command where there is no law?
o
No.
82)
Could anyone break
a command from the time of Adam to the time of Moses and why?
o
No, because there
was no law within that period.
83)
Did Adam break any
command and why, given Genesis 2:16-17 and Genesis 3:12?
o
Yes, God gave him
the command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil per
Genesis 2:16-17.
o
But he did per
Genesis 3:12.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 2:16-17 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
16And the Lord God commanded
the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
17but you must not eat from
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will
certainly die.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 3:12 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
12The man said, “The woman
you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
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84)
According to
verse 14 what reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses even though no
one within that period sinned by breaking a command?
o
Death did.
85)
Why did death reign
from the time of Adam to the time of Moses even though sin was not charged
against anyone’s account within that period?
o
It is because
§
Death results
from separation from God.
§
Just as
§
Death of a
severed plant results from its separation from the root.
§
Humanity was
separated from God within that period as a result of Adam’s sin.
§
Consequently death
reigned
Ø
From the time of
Adam.
Ø
To the time of
Moses.
86)
According to
verse 14 is everyone bound to sin by breaking commands of the law when the law
comes and why?
o
Yes, because Adam
who broke God’s command for him is a pattern of the one to come.
87)
According to
verse 15 what is the consequence of Adam’s trespass?
o
Many died by Adam’s
trespass.
88)
According to
verse 16 how many sins did Adam commit that brought condemnation?
o
One sin.
89)
According to
verses 15 and 17 what is the gift that came by the grace of Jesus Christ?
o
The gift that
came by the grace of Jesus Christ is righteousness.
90)
According to
verse 16 how many trespasses did the gift that came by the grace of Jesus
Christ follow and brought justification?
o
Many trespasses.
91)
According to
verse 17 how did death get to reign?
o
Death reigned
through the one man Adam by his trespass.
92)
According to
verse 17 how did people get to reign in life?
o
They got to reign
in life through the one man Jesus Christ by receiving God’s abundant provision
§
Of grace.
§
And of the gift
of righteousness.
93)
According to
verse 17 what is the contrast in terms of impact between Adam’s trespass and the
gift of righteousness that came by the grace of Jesus Christ?
o
Death reigned
through Adam by his trespass.
o
But those who
receive the gift of righteousness that came by the grace of Jesus Christ reign
in life much more.
94)
According to
verse 18 what did Adam’s single trespass result in?
o
It resulted in
condemnation for all people.
95)
According to
verse 18 what did Christ’s single righteous act result in?
o
It resulted in
§
Justification.
§
And life for all
people.
96)
According to
verse 19 what became of many through the disobedience of the one man Adam?
o
Many were made
sinners.
97)
According to
verse 19 what will become of many through the obedience of the one man Jesus
Christ?
o
Many will be made
righteous.
98)
According to
verse 20 what was the law brought in for?
o
The law was
brought in.
o
So that
o
The trespass
might increase.
99)
Why would trespass
increase when the law was brought in?
o
There is no trespass.
o
Where
o
There is no law.
o
So trespass began
to pick up
o
When
o
The law was
brought in
100) According to verse 20 how did God counter sin by his grace?
o
Where sin
increased, God’s grace increased all the more.
101) According to verse 21 what is the consequence of God countering
sin by his grace?
o
Just as sin
reigned in death.
o
So also
o
Grace might reign
through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
========================
Just as sin reigned in death,
so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord
========================
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Christ is the culmination of
the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes
========================
102) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Christ is the
culmination of the law.
§
So that
§
There may be
righteousness for everyone who believes.
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Romans 9:30-10:4
9:30What then shall we say?
That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
9:31but the people of
9:32Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works.
They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
9:33As it is written: “See, I
lay in
10:1Brothers and sisters, my
heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.
10:2For I can testify about
them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
10:3Since they did not know
the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit
to God’s righteousness.
10:4Christ is the culmination
of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
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103) According to verse 9:30 did the Gentiles put forth any
effort to pursue righteousness?
o
No.
104) According to verse 9:30 how did the Gentiles who did
not pursue righteousness end up obtaining it?
o
They obtained
righteousness by faith.
105) According to verse 9:31 how did people of
o
They pursued the
law as the way of righteousness.
106) According to verses 9:31 and 9:32 why did people of
o
They failed.
o
Because
o
They pursued it
§
Not by faith.
§
But as if it were
by works.
107) Whom does ‘I’ in verse 9:33 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 9:33
refers to God.
108) Who is the stumbling stone God laid in
o
Jesus is the
stumbling stone.
109) According to verse 9:33 what does the stumbling stone
do to the one who believes in him?
o
The one who
believes in him will never be put to shame.
110) In accordance with verse 9:33 what trouble does the
stumbling stone cause to people who do not believe in him?
o
It causes people
to
§
Stumble.
§
And fall.
111) Whom does ‘my’ in verse 10:1 refer to?
o
‘My’ in verse 10:1
refers to the apostle Paul.
112) According to verse 10:1 what is the desire of Paul’s heart
and his prayer to God for the Israelites?
o
The desire of Paul’s
heart and his prayer to God is that they may be saved.
113) According to verse 10:2 what could Paul testify about the
Israelites?
o
They are zealous
for God.
o
But their zeal is
not based on knowledge.
114) According to verse 10:3 how is the zeal of the
Israelites not based on knowledge?
o
They did not know
the righteousness of God.
o
They sought to
establish their own.
o
And they did not
submit to God’s righteousness.
115) According to verse 10:4 what does Christ being the
culmination of the law accomplish?
o
Christ is the
culmination of the law.
o
So that
o
There may be
righteousness for everyone who believes.
========================
Christ is the culmination of
the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes
========================
========================
Faith by itself, if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead
========================
116) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Faith by itself
is dead.
§
If
§
It is not
accompanied by action.
§
A person is
considered righteous
Ø
By what they do.
Ø
And not by faith
alone.
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James 2:14-26
14What good is it, my
brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can
such faith save them?
15Suppose a brother or a
sister is without clothes and daily food.
16If one of you says to them,
“Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical
needs, what good is it?
17In the same way, faith by
itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18But someone will say, “You
have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show
you my faith by my deeds.
19You believe that there is
one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20You foolish person, do you
want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
21Was not our father Abraham
considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the
altar?
22You see that his faith and
his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he
did.
23And the scripture was
fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
24You see that a person is
considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25In the same way, was not
even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for
what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a
different direction?
26As the body without the
spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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117) In accordance with verse 14 can anyone be saved by
faith that is not accompanied by deeds?
o
No.
118) In accordance with verses 15 and 16 what is the proper
expression of faith when a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily
food, given Matthew 25:31-46?
o
The proper
expression of faith is to do something about their physical needs.
o
Per Matthew
25:31-46,
§
Those who take
care of the physical needs of disciples will go into eternal life.
§
And those who do
not take care of the physical needs of disciples will go into eternal punishment.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 25:31-46 that says,
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31“When the
Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his
glorious throne.
32All the nations will be
gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a
shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33He will put the sheep on
his right and the goats on his left.
34“Then the King will say to
those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your
inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
35For I was hungry and you
gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I
was a stranger and you invited me in,
36I needed clothes and you
clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to
visit me.’
37“Then the righteous will
answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give
you something to drink?
38When did we see you a
stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39When did we see you sick or
in prison and go to visit you?’
40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41“Then he will say to those
on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire
prepared for the devil and his angels.
42For I was hungry and you
gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
43I was a stranger and you
did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick
and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44“They also will answer,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes
or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45“He will reply, ‘Truly I
tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do
for me.’
46“Then they will go away to
eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
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119) According to verse 17 what is the status of faith that
is not accompanied by action?
o
It is dead.
120) According to verse 18 what confirms the existence of faith?
o
The existence of faith
is confirmed by the accompanying actions.
121) According to verse 19 do Do
demons believe that God exists and why?
o
Yes, because
demons see God face to face.
122) Why do demons shudder at their belief that God exists?
o
It is because
they
§
Disobey God.
§
And are awaiting
their eternal punishment.
123) According to verses 20 to 22 what is the evidence in
the bible concerning Abraham that faith without deeds is useless, given Genesis
22:1-12?
o
Abraham was
considered righteous for what he did.
o
When
o
He obeyed God’s
command for him to offer his son Isaac on the altar, thus showing that his
faith and his actions were working together.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 22:1-12 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1Some time later God tested
Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
2Then God said, “Take your
son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a
mountain I will show you.”
3Early the next morning
Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and
his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out
for the place God had told him about.
4On the third day Abraham
looked up and saw the place in the distance.
5He said to his servants,
“Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship
and then we will come back to you.”
6Abraham took the wood for
the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the
fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together,
7Isaac spoke up and said to
his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and
wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8Abraham answered, “God
himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them
went on together.
9When they reached the place
God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on
it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
10Then he reached out his
hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11But the angel of the Lord
called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
12“Do not lay a hand on the
boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,
because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
124) According to verse 22 how did action affirm faith as
demonstrated through Abraham?
o
Abraham’s faith was
made complete by his action.
125) According to verse 23 how was the bible fulfilled that
says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness”?
o
Had Abraham not
taken the action of offering his son Isaac in obedience to God’s command for
him, his believing God
§
Would have been useless.
§
And would not
have been credited to him as righteousness.
o
In that case what
the bible says would not have been fulfilled.
o
But since he had
indeed offered his son in obedience to God, his believing God had been credited
to him as righteousness.
o
In that case what
the bible says had been fulfilled.
126) According to verse 23 what was the relationship
between God and Abraham?
o
Abraham was
called God’s friend.
127) According to verse 24 what is the conclusion about the
relationship among righteousness, faith and action?
o
A person is
considered righteous
§
By what they do.
§
And not by faith
alone.
128) According to verse 25 why was Rahab
the prostitute considered righteous, given Joshua 2:1-6?
o
She was
considered righteous for what she did.
o
When
o
She
§
Gave lodging to
the Israelite spies.
§
And sent them off
in a different direction.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Joshua 2:1-6 that says,
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1Then Joshua son of Nun
secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially
2The king of
3So the king of
4But the woman had taken the
two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know
where they had come from.
5At dusk, when it was time to
close the city gate, they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them
quickly. You may catch up with them.”
6(But she had taken them up
to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the
roof.)
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129) According to verse 26 in what way can faith without
deeds be analogized to the body without the spirit?
o
Faith without
deeds is dead.
o
As
o
The body without
the spirit is dead.
========================
Faith by itself, if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead
========================
========================
A person is not justified by
the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ
========================
130) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
A person is not
justified
Ø
By the works of
the law.
Ø
But by faith in
Jesus Christ.
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Galatians 2:15-16
15“We who are Jews by birth
and not sinful Gentiles
16know that
a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus
Christ. So we, too, have put our
faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by
the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
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131) According to verses 15 and 16 what is the knowledge of
Jewish disciples about how a person is justified?
o
A person is
§
Not justified by
the works of the law.
§
But by faith in
Jesus Christ.
132) According to verse 16 how has knowledge informed the
action of Jewish disciples concerning Christ?
o
Jewish disciples
have put their faith in Christ Jesus.
o
That
o
They may be
justified
§
By faith in
Christ.
§
Not by the works
of the law.
133) According to verse 16 what is the outcome concerning
justification by the works of the law?
o
By the works of
the law no one will be justified.
========================
A person is not justified by
the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ
========================
========================
If righteousness could be
gained through the law, Christ died for nothing
========================
134) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Christ died for
nothing.
§
If
§
Righteousness could
be gained through the law.
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Galatians 2:21
21I do not set aside the
grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died
for nothing!”
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135) Whom does ‘I’ refer to?
o
‘I’ refers to the
apostle Paul.
136) What is the consequence if righteousness could be
gained through the law?
o
Christ died for
nothing.
o
If
o
Righteousness could
be gained through the law.
137) What did Paul refrain from doing consequently?
o
He did not set
aside the grace of God.
========================
If righteousness could be
gained through the law, Christ died for nothing
========================
========================
The law was our guardian
until Christ came that we might be justified by faith
========================
138) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
learn about the following:
§
Christ redeemed
us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.
§
The law
Ø
Does not set aside
the covenant God established with Abraham.
Ø
And therefore does
not do away with the promise to Abraham.
§
The law was our
guardian.
§
Until
§
Christ came.
§
That
§
We might be
justified by faith.
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Galatians 3:6-25
6So also Abraham “believed
God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
7Understand, then, that those
who have faith are children of Abraham.
8Scripture foresaw that God
would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to
Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
9So those who rely on faith
are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
10For all who rely on the works
of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does
not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
11Clearly no one who relies
on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”
12The law is not based on
faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by
them.”
13Christ redeemed us from the
curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is
everyone who is hung on a pole.”
14He redeemed us in order
that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ
Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
15Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has
been duly established, so it is in this case.
16The promises were spoken to
Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many
people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
17What I mean is this: The
law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously
established by God and thus do away with the promise.
18For if the inheritance
depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his
grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
19Why, then, was the law
given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the
promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a
mediator.
20A mediator, however,
implies more than one party; but God is one.
21Is the law, therefore,
opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law
had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have
come by the law.
22But Scripture has locked up
everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given
through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
23Before the coming of this
faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that
was to come would be revealed.
24So the law was our guardian
until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.
25Now that this faith has
come, we are no longer under a guardian.
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139) According to verse 6 how was righteousness credited to
Abraham?
o
Abraham believed
God.
o
And it was
credited to him as righteousness.
140) According to verse 7 what is the relationship between Abraham
and those who have faith?
o
Those who have
faith are children of Abraham.
141) According to verse 8 what is the foresight of the
bible concerning justifying the Gentiles?
o
The bible foresaw
that God would justify the Gentiles by faith.
142) According to verse 8 what did the bible announce in
advance to Abraham?
o
The bible
announced the gospel in advance to Abraham.
o
That
o
All nations would
be blessed through him.
143) According to verse 9 what is the benefit for those who
rely on faith?
o
Those who rely on
faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
144) According to verse 10 what is the trouble for those who
rely on the works of the law?
o
All who rely on
the works of the law are under a curse.
145) According to verse 10 what does the bible say about
the trouble for those who rely on the works of the law?
o
It is written in
the bible: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written
in the Book of the Law.”
146) According to verse 11 why is no one who relies on the
law justified before God?
o
It is because
“the righteous will live by faith.”
147) According to verse 12 how does the law say those who rely
on the works of the law are judged?
o
The law says,
“The person who does these things will live by them.”
148) According to verse 13 how did Christ redeem us from
the curse of the law?
o
Christ redeemed
us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.
149) According to verse 13 how did Christ become a curse
for us?
o
It is written in
the bible: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”
o
Christ was nailed
to the cross for him to bear the sins of the whole world.
o
So Christ indeed became
a curse for us on the cross because of our sins.
150) According to verse 14 how did the blessing given to
Abraham come to the Gentiles?
o
Christ redeemed
us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles
through him.
151) In accordance with verse 14 how do the Gentiles
receive the blessing given to Abraham, given Acts 2:38?
o
By repenting and
being baptized as a public declaration of belief in the good news, the Gentiles
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 2:38 that says,
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38Peter replied, “Repent and
be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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152) According to verse 15 can anyone legitimately set aside
or add to a human covenant that has been duly established?
o
No.
153) According to verse 15 can anyone legitimately set aside
or add to the covenant that God established with Abraham?
o
No.
154) According to verse 16 to whom were the promises spoken
to in the bible?
o
The promises were
spoken in the bible
§
To Abraham.
§
And to his seed.
155) According to verse 16 who is the person referred to as
Abraham’s seed?
o
The person
referred to as Abraham’s seed is Christ.
156) According to verse 17 what is the chronological
relationship between the law and the covenant?
o
The law was
introduced 430 years.
o
After
o
The covenant was
established.
157) According to verse 17 what does the law not do to the covenant
previously established by God?
o
The law
§
Does not set
aside the covenant previously established by God.
§
And therefore does
not do away with the promise.
158) Why can’t the law set aside the covenant?
o
As discussed
earlier, no one can
§
Set aside.
§
Or add to the covenant.
o
That
o
God established
with Abraham.
159) What does the inheritance refer to?
o
It refers to all the
blessings.
o
That
o
God gave Abraham.
160) According to verse 18 what is the inheritance based
on?
o
The inheritance is
based
§
On the promise
God gave to Abraham in his grace.
§
Not on the law.
161) According to verse 19 why, then, was the law given at
all?
o
It was added
because of transgressions.
o
Until
o
The Christ to
whom the promise referred had come.
162) What does it mean for the law to be added because of
transgressions?
o
We are going to
find out.
163) According to verse 19 how was the law given?
o
It was
§
Given through
angels.
§
And entrusted to
a mediator.
164) Who is the mediator of the law?
o
Moses is.
165) According to verse 20 what does a mediator imply for
the number of parties involved?
o
A mediator
implies more than one party that is involved.
166) According to verse 20 who is one of the mediated
parties of the law?
o
God is.
167) Who is the other mediated party of the law besides
God?
o
The Israelites
are.
168) What is the law based on?
o
The law is based
on works.
169) According to verse 21 what would righteousness have
come by if a law had been given that could impart life?
o
Righteousness would
certainly have come by the law.
170) According to verse 21 is the law opposed to the promises of God and why?
o
No, we are going
to find out why.
171) According to verse 22 what are the promises of God based
on?
o
The promises of
God are based on faith in Jesus Christ.
172) According to verse 22 what has locked up everything
under the control of sin?
o
The bible has locked
up everything under the control of sin.
173) How has the bible locked up everything under the
control of sin?
o
By the law the
bible has locked up everything under the control of sin.
174) Who is under the control of sin?
o
We are.
175) What does it mean for the bible to lock us up by the
law?
o
It means that we
are
§
Under the
condemnation of sin by the law.
§
And therefore
awaiting God’s judgment.
176) According to verse 22 what is the purpose of locking us
up?
o
The purpose of locking
us up is so that the promised righteousness, being given through faith in Jesus
Christ, might be given to those of us who believe.
177) According to verse 23 what were we held in custody
under before faith came?
o
We were held in
custody under the law.
178) According to verse 23 until when were we held in
custody under the law?
o
We were held in
custody under the law, locked up.
o
Until
o
The faith that
was to come would be revealed.
179) According to verse 24 what role did the law play over
us?
o
The law was our
guardian.
180) According to verse 24 how long did the law play the
role of guardian over us?
o
The law played the
role of guardian over us.
o
Until
o
Christ came.
181) Per the question raised
earlier what does it mean for the law to be added because of transgressions?
o
The law was added
to play the role of guardian over us because of our transgressions.
182) Per the question raised earlier is the law that is
based on works opposed to the promises of God that are based on faith and why?
o
No, because the law
played the auxiliary role of guardian over us.
o
Until
o
The faith that the
promises of God are based on comes.
183) According to verse 24 what happens to us when Christ
came and the law relinquished the role of guardian over us?
o
We might be
justified by faith.
184) According to verse 25 are we still under the guardianship
of the law today and why?
o
No, because faith
has already come.
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The law was our guardian
until Christ came that we might be justified by faith
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Gentile believers could be
saved apart from circumcision
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185) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
learn the following about the Council of Jerusalem:
§
The circumstance
that led to the Council of Jerusalem.
§
The discussion
that took place.
§
The decision that
was rendered.
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Acts 15:1-30
1Certain people came down
from Judea to
2This brought Paul and
Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were
appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to
3The church sent them on
their way, and as they traveled through
4When they came to
5Then some of the believers
who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles
must be circumcised and required to keep the law of
Moses.”
6The apostles and elders met
to consider this question.
7After much discussion, Peter
got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a
choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the
gospel and believe.
8God, who knows the heart,
showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did
to us.
9He did not discriminate
between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.
10Now then, why do you try to
test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our
ancestors have been able to bear?
11No! We believe it is
through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
12The whole assembly became
silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and
wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
13When they finished, James
spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.
14Simon has described to us
how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.
15The words of the prophets
are in agreement with this, as it is written:
16
“‘After this I will return
and rebuild David’s
fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore
it,
17
that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
even all the
Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’—
18
things known from
long ago.
19“It is my judgment,
therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are
turning to God.
20Instead we should write to
them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual
immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.
21For the law of Moses has
been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the
synagogues on every Sabbath.”
22Then the apostles and
elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send
them to
23With them they sent the
following letter:
The apostles and elders, your
brothers,
To the Gentile believers in
Greetings.
24We have heard that some
went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your
minds by what they said.
25So we all agreed to choose
some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul—
26men who
have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27Therefore we are sending
Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing.
28It seemed good to the Holy
Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements:
29You are to abstain from
food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and
from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.
Farewell.
30So the men were sent off
and went down to
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186) According to verse 1 what were certain people who came
down from Judea to
o
They were
teaching the believers that they could not be saved.
o
Unless
o
They were
circumcised according to the custom taught by Moses.
187) According to verse 1 what was salvation contingent
upon according to the teaching?
o
Salvation was
contingent upon circumcision performed according to the law
of Moses.
188) What was the motive behind the teaching, given Galatians
5:3-6?
o
It was intended
for those who were circumcised to be justified by the law
of Moses in order to be saved.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Galatians 5:3-6 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3Again I declare to every man
who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
4You who are trying to be
justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from
grace.
5For through the Spirit we
eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
6For in Christ Jesus neither
circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The
only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
189) According to verse 3 what is the obligation of every
man who lets himself be circumcised?
o
He is obligated
to obey the whole law of Moses.
190) According to verses 3 and 4 what are those who let themselves
be circumcised trying to accomplish?
o
They are trying
to be justified by the law.
191) What does it mean to be justified?
o
To be justified is
to be righteous before God.
192) According to verse 4 what have those who let themselves
be circumcised done in reality?
o
They have
§
Been alienated
from Christ.
§
And fallen away
from grace.
193) What does the grace in verse 4 refer to?
o
It refers to
§
Salvation by
God’s grace.
§
As opposed to salvation
by human work.
194) According to verse 5 what do we through the Spirit eagerly
await by faith?
o
We through the
Spirit eagerly await by faith the righteousness for
which we hope.
195) Whom is the faith in and the
righteousness from?
o
The faith is in Christ
and the righteousness from Christ.
196) According to verse 6 how is circumcision regarded in Christ
when it comes to gaining righteousness?
o
Neither
circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value in
Christ.
o
When
o
It comes to
gaining righteousness.
197) According to verse 6 what is the only thing that
counts?
o
The only thing
that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
198) According to verse 2 who were brought into sharp
dispute and debate with people from
o
Paul and Barnabas
were brought into sharp
§
Dispute.
§
And debate with
them.
199) According to verse 2 what were Paul and Barnabas
appointed to do along with some other believers?
o
They were appointed
to go up to
§
Apostles.
§
And elders.
o
About the question.
200) What was the question?
o
The question was
whether the Gentiles must be circumcised as a matter of keeping the law of Moses in order to be saved.
201) Who did the appointment of Paul and Barnabas?
o
The church at
202) According to verse 3 what did Paul and Barnabas do as
they traveled through
o
They told how the
Gentiles had been converted.
203) According to verse 3 how did believers who heard about
the conversion of the Gentiles receive the news?
o
The news made all
the believers very glad.
204) According to verse 4 how were representatives from the
church at
o
They were
welcomed by
§
The church at
§
And the apostles.
§
And elders.
205) According to verse 4 what report did Paul and Barnabas
give?
o
They reported
everything.
o
That
o
God had done
through them.
206) According to verse 5 what did some of the believers
who belonged to the party of the Pharisees do?
o
They stood up and
said that the Gentiles must be
§
Circumcised.
§
And required to
keep the law of Moses.
207) What did these believers who belonged to the party of
the Pharisees mean by what they said but stopped short of saying?
o
They meant that the
Gentiles must be
§
Circumcised.
§
And required to
keep the law of Moses.
o
In order to be
saved.
208) According to verse 6 who from the church at
o
The apostles and
elders did.
209) According to verse 7 who got up and addressed the
apostles and elders after much discussion?
o
Peter did.
210) According to verse 7 what did God choose Peter from
among the apostles to do some time ago?
o
God chose Peter.
o
So that
o
The Gentiles
might
§
Hear from his
lips the message of the gospel.
§
And believe.
211) According to verse 8 how did God who knows the heart
show his acceptance of the Gentiles, given Acts 10:44-46?
o
God showed his
acceptance of the Gentiles by giving the Holy Spirit to them without their
having verbally expressed belief in Peter’s message.
o
Because
o
God knows the heart.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 10:44-46 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
44While Peter was still
speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.
45The circumcised believers who
had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been
poured out even on Gentiles.
46For they heard them
speaking in tongues and praising God.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
212) According to verse 9 how did God not discriminate
between the Jews and the Gentiles?
o
God purified the
hearts of the Gentiles by faith.
213) What does it mean for the hearts of the Gentiles to be
purified by faith?
o
It means that
they are justified by faith.
214) According to verse 10 what was the yoke that Jews throughout
history have been unable to bear?
o
Jews throughout
history have been unable to observe the law of Moses
perfectly.
215) Could Jews be saved through observing the law of Moses?
o
No.
216) Is it reasonable to require the Gentiles to observe the
law of Moses in order for them to be saved?
o
No.
217) According to verse 11 what did Peter and his fellow apostles
believe they were saved through?
o
They believed they
were saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus.
o
Just as
o
The Gentiles were.
218) According to verse 12 what did Barnabas and Paul tell
the whole assembly as they listened in silence?
o
Barnabas and Paul
told about the
§
Signs.
§
And wonders.
o
That
o
God had done
among the Gentiles through them.
219) What did the signs and wonders God had done among the
Gentiles through Barnabas and Paul affirm?
o
They affirmed the
message Barnabas and Paul preached among the Gentiles.
o
That
o
They could be
saved apart from observing the law of Moses.
220) Who enabled Barnabas and Paul to work miracles to
affirm their message, given 1 Corinthians 12:7-11?
o
The Holy Spirit
did.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
7Now to each one the
manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
8To one there is given
through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by
means of the same Spirit,
9to another faith by the same
Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
10to another miraculous
powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to
another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another
the interpretation of tongues.
11All these are the work of
one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he
determines.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
221) According to verse 13 who spoke up when Barnabas and
Paul finished?
o
James did.
222) Who was Simon?
o
Peter was called Simon.
223) According to verse 14 what did God intervene through
Peter to do?
o
Through Peter God
intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.
224) According to verses 15 to 18 how did James back up
what he said?
o
He quoted words
of the prophets that are in agreement with God’s choice.
225) Where are words of the prophets recorded?
o
They are recorded
in the bible.
226) How did James understand words of the prophets, given 1
Corinthians 2:11-12?
o
The Holy Spirit
enabled him to understand words of the prophets given us in the bible.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Corinthians 2:11-12 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
11For who knows a person’s
thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
12What we have received is
not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may
understand what God has freely given us.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
227) Who was David?
o
David was the
greatest earthly king of
228) According to verses 16 and 17 what is the purpose of God’s
rebuilding David’s fallen tent?
o
God does it.
o
So that
o
The rest of
mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear his name.
229) According to verses 19 and 20 what did James propose that
the church at
o
He proposed that
they
§
Should not make
it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
§
And should write to
them, telling them to abstain from
Ø
Food polluted by
idols.
Ø
Sexual immorality.
Ø
The meat of
strangled animals.
Ø
And blood.
230) According to verse 21 what did James say was the
reason for his proposal?
o
For the law of
Moses
§
Has been preached
in every city from the earliest times.
§
And is read in
the synagogues on every Sabbath.
231) What motivated James to give the reason for his
proposal, given Acts 14:1?
o
Barnabas and Paul
habitually went into the synagogues to preach the gospel.
o
Oftentimes there
were God-fearing Greeks in attendance who believed the gospel Barnabas and Paul
preached.
o
These God-fearing
Greeks
§
Were familiar
with the law of Moses.
§
And would be
readily able to abide by James’ proposed rules for Gentile believers.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 14:1 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1At Iconium
Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so
effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
232) According to verse 22 what did the apostles and
elders, along with the whole church, decide to do?
o
They decided to
§
Choose some of
their own men.
§
And send them to
Ø
Paul.
Ø
And Barnabas.
233) According to verse 22 whom did the church choose?
o
They chose
§
Judas (called Barsabbas).
§
And Silas.
o
Men who were
leaders among the believers.
234) According to verses 22 and 23 what purpose did Judas and
Silas serve?
o
They would be
carrier of the letter.
o
That
o
The church was
going to send.
235) According to verse 23 whom was the letter going to be
addressed to?
o
It was going to
be addressed to Gentile believers in
§
§
§
And
236) According to verse 24 who went out from the church at
o
People who came
down from Judea to
237) According to verses 25 and 26 how were Barnabas and
Paul regarded by the church at
o
They were regarded
as dear friends—men who had risked their lives for the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
238) According to verses 25 and 27 whom would Judas and
Silas be traveling with?
o
They would be traveling
with
§
Barnabas.
§
And Paul.
239) According to verse 27 what was the reason Judas and
Silas were sent?
o
They were sent to
confirm by word of mouth what the church at
240) According to verse 28 did Gentile believers have the
obligation to follow more rules if someone came along later and demanded their
observance of those other rules and why?
o
No, because it
seemed good
§
To the Holy
Spirit.
§
And to the church
at
o
Not to burden Gentile
believers with anything beyond the rules already laid
out.
241) According to verse 29 what rules did the church at
o
They were to abstain
from
§
Food sacrificed
to idols.
§
Blood.
§
The meat of
strangled animals.
§
And sexual
immorality.
242) What is the objective evidence that it seemed good to
the Holy Spirit not to burden Gentile believers with anything beyond the rules laid
out in the letter?
o
The objective
evidence is based on the following:
§
God showed his
acceptance of the Gentiles by
Ø
Giving the Holy
Spirit to them.
Ø
And justifying
them by faith.
§
When
§
They heard Peter’s
message.
§
The Holy Spirit
enabled Barnabas and Paul to work miracles to affirm their message among the
Gentiles.
§
That
§
They could be
saved by faith apart from observing the law of Moses.
§
The Holy Spirit
enabled James to understand words of the prophets that are in agreement with
God’s choice of the Gentiles.
243) What is the compromise that had been reached in the
decision rendered by the Council of Jerusalem?
o
Gentile believers
could be saved by faith apart from circumcision.
o
On the other hand
they need to abide by some rules taken from the law of
Moses.
244) According to verse 30 what did Barnabas and Paul, Judas
and Silas do when they arrived in
o
They
§
Gathered together
the church at
§
And delivered the
letter.
245) What is the consultation at
o
It is called the
Council of Jerusalem.
246) What is the purpose of the Council of Jerusalem?
o
It is for
answering the question of whether Gentile believers are obligated to observe
§
The law of Moses.
§
Circumcision of
men in particular.
o
In order to be
saved.
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Gentile believers could be
saved apart from circumcision
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