Nikhil Raj Gupta

6 Questions in Romans: Study Guide

In this epistle of Romans, Paul uses the rhetorical philosophical method (Socratic Method) to explain the concepts. He asks questions and he himself answers them. This helps the readers to understand the complete plan of God for mankind.

There are six questions in Romans. We shall look at them briefly.

1. Shall we escape God’s judgment? Romans 2:3.

The answer is NO! Because:

A. No one is righteous. Romans 3:9

B. God is impartial. Romans 2:11

C. God is the God of justice. Deut. 32:4

But believers in Christ have the advantage.

A. For believers no condemnation. Romans 8:1.

B. Believers are free from the penalty of sin. Romans 6:7

C. Believer’s sins are forgiven. Romans 4:5

D. Jesus is our advocate. Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1

2. Shall we continue in sin? Romans 6:1

The answer is NO! Because:

A. We died to sin. Romans 6:2

B. Jesus died once and for all. Romans 6:10

C. For wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23

3. Who will save us from sin. Romans 7:4

The answer is, “God saves through His son” Romans 7:24

A. God sacrificed His son for us. Romans 8:32

B. Christ gave His life for us. Romans 10:9

C. Christ intercedes for us. Romans 8:34

4. Is God unjust? Romans 9:14

The answer is NO! Because:

A. His work is perfect. Deut. 32:4b

B. His ways are just. Deut. 32:4c

C. God is God of truth and justice. Deut. 32:4d

Romans 3:3

5. Did God reject His people? Romans 11:1

The answer is NO!

A. He is a gracious God. Romans 11:5-6

B. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1

C. He never forsakes His people. Psalm 94:14

6. Is the fall of believers beyond recovery? Romans 11:11

The answer is NO! Because:

A. God doesn’t deprive His people forever. Romans 11:11

B. God restores His people for His glory. Romans 11:26

Application is in Romans 11:22

Preached in PCG, 16th June 2022

Published by Nikhil Raj Gupta

Nikhil Raj Gupta is a pastor and a Bible teacher in Itarsi, India. Come here to find thoughts, articles, sermons and poems. In the biblical faith there is only one sovereign Creator and Redeemer: the Holy Trinity. Scripture says that, in the beginning, God spoke creation into existence, it teaches that all three persons of the Trinity were involved. The Father spoke, and nothing came into being that came into being except through God the Son, the Word (John 1), with the Holy Spirit hovering over the face of the deep (Gen 1). This picture of the transcendent and triune God acting freely to create ex nihilo (from nothing) sets the pattern for God's dealing with humanity in providence and redemption. God acts through his created agents (Exod 9:16) and with them but never in dependence upon created agents. The Bible faith, confessed by the ancient church, is that the triune God made humans in his image. It is that image-bearing status that constitutes us as human. We confess that we freely rebelled against God, violating God's law, introducing sin and death into the world. God the Son became incarnate as the Last Adam, obeyed, died, and was raised on the third day for our justification. In God's joyous transaction, our sin was reckoned to Christ and his righteousness was credited to all who believe, to all whom God has given the grace of faith. Christ committed this faith for safekeeping, administration, and proclamation to a visible, institutional community, the church.

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