Memory Verse
According to Romans 5:1, how are we justified?
by faith
According to verse 2, into what do believers have access by faith?
Grace
According to verse 5, who sheds the love of God abroad in our hearts?
The Holy Ghost
What are believers justified by according to Romans 5:9?
His blood
According to verse 4, what does experience produce?
Hope
According to the memory verse, what do we have with God after being justified by faith?
Peace with God.
What do believers rejoice in according to Romans 5:2?
In hope of the glory of God
According to verse 6, when did Christ die for us?
While we were yet without strength (spiritually weak and unable to rescue ourselves from sin).
According to Romans 5:9, from what are believers saved through Jesus?
Wrath
According to verse 5, why does hope not make us ashamed?
Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts.
According to the memory verse, through whom do we have peace with God?
Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
According to verse 3, what does tribulation (hardship/persecution) produce?
Patience
According to verse 6, what kind of people did Christ die for in Romans 5:6?
The ungodly
According to verse 10, what were we called before being reconciled to God?
Enemies
In whom do believers joy according to Romans 5:11?
In God
Finish the memory verse: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have ______ with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Peace
According to verse 4, what does patience produce after tribulation?
Experience (or character).
According to verse 8, how did God demonstrate His love toward us?
Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
According to verse 10, how were we reconciled to God?
By the death of His Son
According to verse 11, what have believers now received through Jesus Christ?
The atonement (reconciliation).
Atonement means Jesus paid the price for our sins so we could be forgiven and brought back to God. It is how peace between God and people was restored.
Another simple word for atonement in this verse is reconciliation, which means being restored to a right relationship with God.
Why do you think faith in Jesus brings peace with God?
Because Jesus is our mediator, He takes away our sin and brings us back to God. Through faith in Jesus, we are forgiven and can have peace with God again because Jesus brings God and people back together.
Based on verses 3-4, how can difficult times help strengthen a Christian’s faith and character?
Trials can teach believers to trust God more deeply, build perseverance (not giving up during difficult times), shape godly character, and increase hope in God’s promises.
Difficult times help a believer grow stronger spiritually while learning to depend more on God.
Based on verse 8, why is it important to remember that Christ loved us before we deserved it?
It reminds believers that salvation is based on God’s grace and love, not human goodness, and encourages us to show grace to others.
Based on verse 10, what does reconciliation (being reunited) with God mean for a believer’s daily life?
It means believers can have peace with God, talk to Him freely in prayer, live forgiven, and grow closer to Him every day.
Before knowing Jesus, sin separated people from God. But through Jesus (accepting Him as our Lord and Savior), believers are forgiven and brought back into a relationship with God. This is called reconciliation.
Based on this lesson (verses 1-11), how should knowing we are made right with God change the way we treat other people?
Believers should show love, forgiveness, kindness, humility, and grace because God has shown those things to us through Christ.