New Testament in a Year – Romans 8

By Ron

June 22, 2024

New Testament, Romans

Life Through the Spirit - Romans 8:1-17

What is the status of a person who trusts in Jesus Christ? (8:1)
How is a person set free from the law of sin and death? (8:2)
What did God do that the Law was powerless to do? (8:3-5)
What is the difference between those who live according to their sinful nature and those who live according to the Spirit? (8:5-8)
How can a person know if he or she is controlled by the sinful nature or by the Spirit? (8:9)
What promise is given to people living in the Spirit? (8:11)
What kind of obligation do Christians have? (8:12-14)
What happens to the person who lives according to the sinful nature? (8:13)
By what means can a person find life? (8:13)
What is true of people who are led by God’s Spirit? (8:14)
What kind of spirit do God’s children have? (8:15)
What are the benefits of being a child of God? (8:15-17)

What area of your life do you need to turn over to God’s mighty power? How will you?
What changes have you been resisting in your life that you are now willing to allow your loving heavenly Father to complete?

How did Paul describe the difference between his present and his future? (8:18)
What is the world waiting to see? (8:19)
For what reason has the world been forced to wait? (8:20-21)
To what human experience did Paul compare his waiting? (8:22-23)
For what are the children of God waiting? (8:23)
What is and is not genuine hope? (8:24-25)
What causes us to wait patiently? (8:25)
How does the Spirit help us in our weakness? (8:26)
For whom does the Spirit intercede? (8:27)
What is the relationship between God and the Spirit? (8:27)

In what circumstances of your life do you need to wait patiently for God to act?
For what can you ask the Spirit’s help this week?

How does God work in all the situations and events of a person’s life? (8:28)
For whom does God promise to work all things for good? (8:28)
Who is our ultimate example? (8:29)
How does God seek to change His people? (8:29)
What does God want each person to become? (8:29)
What has God done to make people what He wants them to be? (8:30)
What made Paul confident that God takes care of His people? (8:31-32)
Why should we feel confident that God is not against us or condemning us? (8:31-34)
Where is Jesus Christ right now? (8:34)
What possible tragedies or hardships are unable to separate us from the love of Christ? (8:35-39)
What kind of persecutions have God’s people often faced? (8:36)
How are God’s people to respond to persecutions and tragedies? (8:37)
What gives God’s people the ability to respond in triumph to persecution? (8:37)