Romans chapter five dealing with Faith Triumphs in Times of Trouble . 1-5 Christ in Our Place ……………………… 6-11 Death in Adam is Life in Christ ………12-21 This and other slides of this nature are presented in an open forum style Sunday school class at Fellowship Bible Church each Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30. All are welcomed no church membership required.

1. ROMANS
Chapter V
Faith in Christ Triumphs
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2. Chapter Titles
Faith Triumphs in Times of Trouble . 1-5
Christ in Our Place ……………………… 6-11
Death in Adam is Life in Christ ………12-21
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3. Scripture Reading
Romans 5:1-5
Is the human race at war with God?
 We were at odds in our relationship with Him.
The sin of Adam alienated all from a relationship
with Him.
Through Jesus we are no longer alienated but are
restored to a justified relationship with God.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS V 1-5

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What freedoms do only the redeemed have.
Through the grace of our Lord Jesus who affords
us the golden scepter, we can approach the throne
of God at any time (Est 4:11-5:2).
The redeemed have the promise of everlasting life
with God in His kingdom (1 John 2:25).
The redeemed have Jesus as an intercessor (Rom
8:34).
Why should the redeemed be joyful in the
face of tribulation? VV3,4
 As the blacksmiths hammer strengthens and forms
steel so does tribulation strengthens the believer, it
also brings perseverance, character, hope and faith.
 Therefore rejoice that the Lord disciplines those
He loves (Heb 12:6).
Sometimes bad things happen to good God fearing
people, why you ask? Because we still live in a
fallen world.
 Should we also rejoice when all suffer because of
natural disasters?
 Surviving a disaster is a time to rejoice because
by God’s grace you were spared, and sorrow given
for those who were not.

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 In verse five Who’s love is being poured out,
our love for God or God’s love for us?
 Scripture assures of God’s love for us (1 John 4:9).
 John continues by saying that “We love Him
because He first loved us (1 John 4:19).
The Holy Spirit reassures in our inner being, of
God’s love which gives us hope.

6. Scripture Reading
Romans 5:6-11
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7. Discussion Questions
Verses 6-11
 What did Paul mean by saying “without
strength, in due time)”
 Without strength refers to helpless, without a
chance of redemption.
 Jesus died at God’s appointed time.
 Jesus said “the hour has come …”
Did Jesus die for those who persecuted
Him.
 YES! Jesus died so that all may live who
believe in Him whether alive at His coming or
dead 1 Thes 5:10).
 Paul closes with verse eight saying that
while we were sinners, [unworthy,
unrepentant, and vile] He died for us.
 “The word translated "for" is the Greek
preposition huper used in substitution
contexts”(HCSB).
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Previously we talked about Justified by
Christs blood, now we have a new word in
verse ten “reconciled”.
What does the word reconciled mean?
 In Greek the word (G2596) is katallassō which
literally means to change mutually, or (figuratively)
to compound a difference:—reconcile.
 However in the context of this verse the best
usage is to reconcile (those who are at variance).
 Prior to accepting Jesus we are at odds or in
variance to Jesus.
Therefore Paul is saying that we are to be
reconciled to God through Jesus’ who died in
our place.
 Summarizing these verses: We can now say
that believers have been justified in God’s
eyes through the blood of Jesus, and
reconciled to Him by Jesus who paid for our
sin with His life.
 “If by the death of Christ we were
reconciled to God, how much surer must the
good news of salvation be now that He has
risen and lives forevermore!” Holman Bible Staff

9. Romans 5:12 - 21
Death in Adam, Life in Christ
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Discussion Questions
Jesus paid for our sins Jesus rose giving us hope

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 Because of the importance of understanding
where and why all humans have sin from birth we
must turn to Genesis chapter three and review it.
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 What does Paul accomplish in chapter three?
 Paul compares and contrasts the first Adam with the
last Adam (Jesus) in chapter three.
Adam brought sin into the world and passed the carnal
knowledge and desires through his seed (DNA).
 Adam was found guilty in God’s eyes and therefore God
covered the result their sin, their nakedness, with an
animal skin.
The death of an animal by the shedding of blood was
a substitute for Adam and Eves death.
 However this sacrifice was not sufficient to
accomplish restoration. Rather, inevitable physical
death eventually came to both Adam and Eve.
 It is debatable whether or not the sacrificing of an animal
justified Adam and Eve in God’s eyes.
 However, there is no doubt that Jesus’s sacrifice
satisfied all the requirements for redemption of all
who believe the gospel by faith.

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 What does the word imputed mean?
 Transliteration ellogeō (G1677) meaning to “to
reckon in, set to one's account, lay to one's
charge, impute.” (Strong’s concordance)
 What account is being charged for those who are
under the Law? (Rev 20:12)
 The reference here is the final judgement of those
who are dead and risen to judgment.
 Books or ledgers are being kept on everyone whereby
men may be judged.
 In verse 14 it sounds like death began with Adam
and ended with Moses; is this a biblical error?
NO! The death referred to in this verse was the
spiritual death. (see also Eph 2:1-3)
From Adam to Moses there was no written Law. Paul
therefore is referring to a time Before the time of legal
condemnation of the Law.
Paul was pointing out that, like then, the Gentiles were
being judged on the sin committed by Adam and sins
committed against the law laid in their hearts
(conscience).

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 If Adam gave us a legacy of
death; what did Jesus give
humanity?
 Where Adam brought the legacy
of a curse on the human race,
Jesus gave the gift of everlasting
life and a clean slate, all sins
forgiven by grace, are imputed to
God as righteousness.
 Adam committed only one sin
(disobedience) but that was enough
to bring a death sentence to him
and his seed (Gen 3:17-19).
There is no hierarchy of sin. In
God’s Law there is no such thing
as a little sin and a big sin. Sin is
sin and one sin is enough for
condemnation.
 Jesus gave humanity a gift of
restoration (pre-Adamic state) to
God. Those who accept this gift are
imputed to God through grace as
righteous.
But it
was only
once

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 What does Paul mean by the phrase “abundance of
grace”?
 Adam’s sin caused the many to suffer death. Because of the
human race had received the Adamic curse of carnality many
sins were accumulated.
The word grace translated charis which in the Greek mean favor,
coming from the root translated chairō meaning in Greek joyous.
 Jesus suffered and died for us willingly defeating death which is
ruled over by Satan. This victory over death made grace a joyful
gift. (See also Heb 2:14-15)
 Jesus did not die for the one sin by one man but all the sins of
the human race those of who, by faith believe in the gospel. (see
also Eph 2:8-9)
 Why did Paul use the phrase “and of the gift of
righteousness?
 We are justified (not guilty) in God’s eyes through the blood of
Jesus.
 Our righteousness in God’s eyes is through Jesus’s death, who
died in our place.
 It is by grace, that we receive righteousness for ALL our sins.
 Through one offense, by one man, the human race
suffered eternal condemnation.
 However through the selfless, gracious, and obedient act of
one man, the human race was given justification for
everlasting life. Because of the righteousness of one man, all
can be sinless to God. (V18,19)

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 Did sin abound because of the Law? (V20a)
 Paul is saying that through the Law knowledge of
sin was greatly increased.
 Although ignorance of God’s Law in and by itself is
not an excuse to sin, knowledge of Law and willful
disobedience to it brings condemnation.
 To state this plainly: to know something is wrong
and you do it anyway, you are judged by that which
you know.
 Adam was not guilty because he listened to Eve
he was guilty because he knowingly disobeyed
God’s command.
 If the Law condemned the human race
because of the sin of one man, how much
more are we to be judged because of our
expanded knowledge through Scripture of the
will of God?
 “The law was never an end unto itself. Rather, its
function was to multiply the trespass by bringing the
knowledge of sin. By this the need for grace is
highlighted, allowing God to bestow it even more. The
law also had other functions that Paul does not
discuss here.” Holman Bible Staff

15. Bibliography and Credits
All biblical references and Scripture verses were taken
from the New King James Version (NKJV), unless
otherwise indicated.
Holman Bible Staff, The HCSB Translation Team, Howard,
Jeremy Royal & Blum, Edwin (2010). HCSB Study
Bible. B&H Publishing Group. Retrieved from
https://app.wordsearchbible.com.
All Greek translations were taken from Blue Letter Bible.
Accessed 14 May, 2019.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rom/5/1/
Jamieson, Robert , A.R. Fauseset, David Brown. 1871.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole
Bible. Accessed May 04, 2018.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/.
All art work was taken from bing search engine marked
as “creative commons only” no original author
information was available.
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