Romans 4
- According to Paul in Romans 4, how was Abraham justified (considered righteous)?
- In what sense is Abraham our father?
- Romans 5:5 says, "God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit." How does having God's love poured into your heart change you?
- What is the significance of the fact that Jesus died for us while we were still His enemies (Romans 5:10)?
- Romans 5:19 says, "through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." How has Christ's obedience made you righteous?
- What does it mean that we were "buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life"? (Romans 6:4)
- We are commanded in Romans 6:11 to "count yourselves dead to sin," and in verse 12, "do not let sin reign in your mortal body," and in verse 13, "do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness." How do you obey these commands?
- Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." What is the difference between wages and a gift?
- Romans 7:6 says, "we have been released from the law." What does this mean?
- Paul says in Romans 7:15, "For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." Why would a person do what they hate?
- Paul writes, "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." (Romans 8:6) How can you make sure that your mind is governed by the Spirit?
- Romans 8:13 says, "if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live." How do you put to death the misdeeds of the body?
- Since "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children," (Romans 8:16) what should we be doing to hear that testimony?
- "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) Does this mean that all things should be easy and pleasant for us?
2 Kings 1 - 13
- In 2 Kings 1, why did Elijah call down fire on the first two groups of men who came for him, but go willingly with the third group?
- What did Elisha tell Elijah he wanted from him before he was taken away by God in 2 Kings 2?
- Why did Elisha call for a harpist in 2 Kings 3:15?
- In 2 Kings 4:2 Elisha asked an impoverished widow, "Tell me, what do you have in your house?" Why would he assume that a miracle for a woman who had so little would begin with something she already had?
- Why did Naaman go away angry when Elisha told him to wash seven times in the Jordan River in 2 Kings 5?
- How did Gehazi become leprous?
- When Elisha said in 2 Kings 6:16, "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them," he was recognizing unseen forces. 1 John 4:4 tells us, "the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." How does this truth impact the way you view the challenges of life?
- What action were the four men with leprosy in 2 Kings 7 willing to take because they assumed they would die if they did nothing?
- What prompted the king to give a woman back her land in 2 Kings 8:6?
- How did Jezebel die?
- 2 Kings 10:28 says that Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel, but allowed the worship of golden calves at Dan and Bethel to continue. Why would he stop one form of idolatry and not the other?
- How old was Joash when he became king in 2 Kings 11?
- In 2 Kings 12 the priests were collecting money to repair the temple, but years went by without the repairs being done. How is this possible?
- 2 Kings 13:4 says, "Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him." If Jehoahaz was a wicked king, why did God listen to him when he prayed?
Psalms 64 - 66
- David wrote in Psalm 64:3, "They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows." In verse 8 he says, "He will turn their own tongues against them." What does this mean?
- Psalm 65:3 says, "When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions." How has forgiveness from God changed your outlook on life?
- Psalm 66:18 says, "If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." Why would cherishing sin hinder our prayers?
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