Feb. 13 | Discovery

Study Questions for Groups

By Michael C. Mack

1. What circumstances did you face last week that required you to display grace?

2. Over the past week, with whom did you share the message of the human condition and God’s grace?

Ask two people to read aloud Romans 5:1-21 one after the other, preferably from different Bible versions. Then ask a third person to briefly restate the passage in their own words.

3. What verse stands out most to you?

4. Let’s dig deeper into the passage:

• Search the entire passage for the word through. While this may initially seem like a trivial word, look for what we receive (or don’t receive) and who or what provides those things. What truths do you perceive?

• What are the results of justification by our faith?

• How have you experienced suffering and what it produces? What have you learned from that?

• What do you learn about God’s purposes, plans, and timing from this passage?

• How do the comparisons and contrasts between Adam and Christ help provide context to the main principles of this passage?

•  What do you learn from this passage about how a Christ follower should view sin?  

5. What do you learn about God from this passage?

6. What do you learn about people?

7. What do you learn from Jesus about obedience in this passage?

8.  To whom will you boast about God’s grace through your faith this week?

9. Based on our study and discussion, complete this sentence: “This week, I will . . .”

10. What suffering do you anticipate facing this week? (What “glory” do you look forward to because of your suffering?) 

For Next Week: Read and reflect on Romans 8:28-39. You can also read next week’s supplemental texts as well as the Study and Application sections as part of your personal study.