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Romans 5 - Questions & Answers

3/28/2021

Teacher: Rusty Kennedy & Group of Young Adults
Series: Romans (Acts)

Rusty's Notes

Ben Deo

You grew up in a faith based home. But around your high school years, you weren’t buying any of it… almost to the point of declaring atheism. How did you get to that point?
Today, you are actively pursuing your faith. What was the significant transformation for you?

Seth Wilson

We previously talked about your sophomore year and the opportunity to discuss it here this morning. You didn’t want to talk about it if it came across as bragging, but you were willing to talk about it based upon your learning process.
You made an empty threat at school that landed in you in Juvie for a couple months. At that point you knew all the concepts of your identity in Christ. Did you question what you knew because of the situation you found yourself?
How did knowing your identity help you through the process?

Mike Shores

I see the law as a guide to Jesus.
Galatians 3:24 - The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.[1]
The continued failure and falling short seems to lead people to Jesus in my opinion.
Romans 3:23-24 - For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.[2]
With that said, do you think Jesus “enjoys” us failing because in a way it brings those who don’t know him yet to him?

Gabe Glover

Even though I think I understand that the Law was (a) given to the Jews and (b) that the Law passed at the end of the Jewish age, I still struggle to understand Romans 5:20.
Romans 5:20 - The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more[3]
It’s really tricky to me trying to figure out what it means that the Law was given so sin would increase. In a Jewish context, I think my biggest questions for Romans 5 revolve around this concept.

Lastly, 5:7 confuses me.
I simply don’t understand what Paul is aiming to do in comparing a righteous man to a good man. Is this a reference to Jesus? I’m not sure.
Romans 5:6-7 - For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For rarely will someone die for a just person—though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die.[4]

Maddie Hayward

Kyle Seghers

Caitlin Crecelius

Kelly Tyner

[1] Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Ga 3:24). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Ro 3:23–24). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Ro 5:20). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Ro 5:6–7). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

Romans 5:12-21

3/21/2021

Teacher: Dan Luedke
Series: Romans (Acts)

Dan's Notes

Romans 5:12--21
https://youtu.be/06ecQHtOWTM
2 Peter 3:16
16       as also in all his (Paul’s) letters, speaking in them of these things, in which there are some things that are hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Romans 5:12
12       Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--

Genesis 1:1 &2
1         In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2         And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Isaiah 45:18
18       For this is what the Lord says, He who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it as a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited…

Ezekiel 28:12 - 15
12       “Son of man, take up a song of mourning over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God says:
“You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13       You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; the beryl, the onyx and the jasper; the lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; and the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, was in you. On the day that you were created they were prepared.
14       You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
15       You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created until unrighteousness was found in you.

Isaiah 14: 12 - 14
12       How you have fallen from heaven, you star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who defeated the nations!
13       But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north.
14       I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.
1 Peter 5:8
8         Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Man is a Three Part Being
1Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

Body: What houses the soul and spirit (2 Corinthians 5:1–4). Notice that the brain is part of the body.
Soul: Mind, Emotions and Will. Man thinks with his mind, feels with his emotions, and chooses with his will.
Spirit: The part of a New Testament believer that house’s God’s presence (John 14:16–17, 20, 23). Void of God’s presence, this part of man is dead to God (Genesis 2:17; Ephesians 2:1). It is through the avenue of the Spirit that man communicates with God (John 4:24), and God with man (John 14:26)[1]

Sin (the Power of Sin) Entered into Man
Romans 5:12
Just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned, (Romans 5:12)

When Adam disobeyed God, the law of sin (the power of sin, sin) moved into Adam’s spirit, soul, and body. Adam was then influenced by the messages he received from the law of sin (the power of sin, sin).
Power of sin is Satan’s agent. Satan cannot be everywhere at once. He uses the power of sin to do his dirty work. The power of sin can be viewed as the opposite of the Holy Spirit. When God speaks to the soul of man, he speaks through the Holy Spirit. When Satan speaks to the soul of man, he speaks through the power of sin.

The Old Self was Soul and Spirit

The New Self is Soul and Spirit

Romans 5:13 -14
13       for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14       Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.

Romans 5:15
15       But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
Romans 5:16
16       The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.

Romans 5:17-19
17       For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
18       So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
19       For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

Romans 5:20
20       The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Romans 5:21
21       so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

[1] Warren, B. (2013). Romans: The Foundational Truths of Romans 1–8 (p. 132). Hardin, KY: The Hill Publishing.

Romans 5:6-11

3/14/2021

Teachers: Jeff & Diann Luebker
Series: Romans (Acts)

Rusty's Notes from Luebker's Message

- Romans 5:6–11 - For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
- Jeff’s testimony
- Matthew 13:33 - The Kingdom of God is like leaven.
- Romans 10:9 - “believe in your heart” - Light Switch
- Romans 12:2 - The renewing of my mind. - Dimmer Switch
- Never heard before the cross or after the cross understanding of the Scripture.
- John 3:16 -
- Diann’s testimony
- The number 16 was God winks for the Luebker’s
- V 6 - The right time... between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant
- Galatians 2:20 - The old self has died
- We were the ungodly
- v 7 - This verse is not based upon behaviors. It is our faith in Jesus that makes us righteous.
- Your righteousness is not an achievement but a gift from God.
- Satan wants us to believe the opposite.
- Romans 1:17
- v 8 - 1 John 4:16 - God is love
- Ephesians 3:14-19
- The external influencer = Power of Sin
- We have the ability to choose what we do
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
- God speaks to us through 1) His Word 2) Prayer and 3) circumstances
- V 9 - We’ve been saved from the wrath of God
- V 10 - Reconciled so I don’t have to worry about my eternal life
- Hebrews 12:2 - Fix your eyes on Jesus
- We have been made holy, righteous and redeemed
- V 11 - God has made us perfect

Romans 5:2-5

3/7/2021

Teacher: Ed Henz
Series: Romans (Acts)

Rusty's Notes from Ed's Message

- Ed sits back and lets Holy Spirit process verses for him

Romans 5:1 - Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (NASB)

- The only way this works is if the Holy Spirit works through us in the difficult times.
- If we look at things from our perspective rather than God's perspective... we are going to be in a world of hurt.
- "Just remember that God will never give you more than you can handle". - False - Why would God give you something to handle anyway?
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 -
- God didn't give me the temptations... we live in a fallen world.
- But the Holy Spirit gives us a way out of the temptation. Just relax.
- "God is my co-pilot" - False - It would be better if God was the pilot and we were the passengers.
- How do you actually accomplish letting the Holy Spirit live through you.
- Phil 4:6-7 - Don't worry - just pray. Ask God for help.
- Romans 8:26 - The Spirit helps us in our weakness. The Spirit intercedes for us.
- "Footprints in the sand" poem. - False - Jesus only carries you when you are in crisis? No, the Holy Spirit wants to carry us all the time.
- John 14:16-17 - The Father will give you a counselor to be with you forever.
- We live in a fallen world and wrestling with this stuff the best we can.
- Corrie Ten Boom - "Life is a Weaving"
- God doesn't want you to walk through this terrible world in your own strength.