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Bible study · Romans 5:1-21

Romans 5: While we were yet sinners

Read Romans 5:1-21 before you meet.

In a few lines

Romans 5 says reigned or reign five times, the same Greek verb each time: death reigned (5:14, 5:17), those who receive the abundance of grace will "reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ" (5:17), and "as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life" (5:21).

The verse to carry

“But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:8

To talk about

  1. 1. "suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope doesn’t disappoint us" (5:3-5). The chain begins with suffering and ends with a hope that doesn't disappoint. What do you notice in the reason 5:5 gives for that hope?

  2. 2. "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (5:8). How does that change the way you come to God?

  3. 3. "we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (5:11). What would rejoicing in God look like in your week?

Prayer requests