Answers to
Chapter 1
Review
Questions:
- In
Romans 1:16-17, Paul lists three characteristics of the gospel.
What are they?
ANSWER:
1.
It is the power of God for salvation
2.
It is for everyone who believes
3.
In it the righteousness of God is revealed
- List
two of God’s invisible attributes.
ANSWER (see Romans 1:20):
1.
His eternal power
2.
His divine nature
- List
the four results of failing to acknowledge God, The Creator, from the
creation:
ANSWER (see Romans 1:2023):
1.
Confusion – they became futile in their thinking
2.
Callousness – their foolish hearts were darkened
3.
Intellectualism – claiming to be wise, they became fools
4.
Idolatry – they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images
- Summarize
the consistent reaction of God to people’s failure to acknowledge him:
ANSWER (see Romans 1:24,26, and
28):
“God gave them up.”
In other words, he let them have their own way even though it was wrong.
- Review
the pattern of those who choose to not acknowledge God (see section six
above and read Romans 1:24-32). How
does this apply to our life today?
ANSWER:
The
pattern is one of degradation. First,
they dishonored themselves (Romans 1:24).
This was followed by dishonoring others (Romans 1:26-27).
They moved on into doing about everything that should not be done
(Romans 1:28-31). Their attitude
became a total hardness toward God and an acceptance of a lifestyle
contradictory to what God wanted (Romans 1:32).
This was not what God wanted. However,
he gives us freedom of choice: we can follow him or go our own way.
The problem is that we have to live with that choice when we get to
Judgment Day (see Hebrews 9:27 and II Corinthians 5:10).
