THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH
Lesson 1B
Romans 1:8-17
Key Verse: 1:17
· Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome (8-13)
1. Why was he thankful for the saints in Rome (8)? Why did he pray so constantly for them (9,10)? What else did he pray for (1, Acts 19:21)?
2. What can we learn here about Paul’s missionary strategy (11-15)? In what sense was Paul’s vision God’s vision (Acts 9:15)?
· I am not ashamed of the Gospel (14-17)
3. Where did Paul’s sense of obligation come from (14-15)? What does it mean, practically,
to be a debtor of all people?
4. What do verses 14-16 tell us about the scope of the gospel (14-16)?
5. Why was it necessary to say, “I am not ashamed of the gospel” (16)? Why does everyone need the gospel?
6. How is the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel (17)? Why must it be revealed by faith from first to last? What does it mean to live by faith?