Bible Study/Devotion on Romans 5:1-5 October 2, 2021
The other day Romans 5:1-5 came up in my morning devotions. It particularly hit home with as I have been dealing with a lot of difficulties in my life lately. They have This passage helped me to see my difficulties in a different light – or perhaps it was a reminder of the truth buried in my heart. All of us have been dealing with difficulties of some sort or another and I thought I would share some of my thoughts in hopes that we might all grow closer to God and remember His promises when we are experience difficulty and pain.
I will post my own answers in a week or two. I would like to polish up my thoughts.
Romans 5:1-5
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. (NIV 1984)
Questions
Romans 5:1
1. What does it mean to be justified through faith?
2. What does it mean to have peace with God?
3. Why is it significant that our peace comes through Jesus?
Romans 5:2
4. What does grace mean?
5. What is the “hope” that we rejoice in?
Romans 5:3
6. What does it mean to “rejoice in our sufferings”? Does it mean we are supposed to be happy because our life is a painful mess?
7. Have you discovered a way to rejoice in your sufferings?
8. How does suffering lead to perseverance?
Romans 5:4
9. What is perseverance?
10. How does perseverance lead to character?
11. What is character?
12. How does character lead to hope?
13. What does it mean to hope in earthly terms? in God’s promises?
Romans 5:5
14. What does it mean that hope does not disappoint?
15. What impact does the last part of verse 5 have on you?
“God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.”