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Romans

  1. Lesson One
    Romans as a Theological Treatise (Romans 1–6)
    22 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Romans as an Occasional Letter (Romans 9–11)
    19 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    The Real Difference (Romans 7–8)
    19 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Living out the Gospel in "Rome" (Romans 12–14)
    21 Activities
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    5 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience (Romans 15–16)
    22 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Romans Living out the Gospel in “Rome” (Romans 12–14) Behind | Workbook: Wisdom and Idolatry, Part 2
Lesson 4, Activity 10

Behind | Workbook: Wisdom and Idolatry, Part 2

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

  1. In no more than three sentences, summarize the connection both the Wisdom of Solomon and Paul make between idolatry and other sins.

Failure to worship the true God creates a vacancy in the human, and an impulse to seek fulfillment beyond ourselves. This vacancy is invariably filled by sin. In this sense, creation is asked to fill in for the Creator, and our relationships with the world around us are distorted accordingly. Instead of locating good things in the world around us in a healthy relationship with their Creator, we elevate them to God’s place and they will always disappoint us. For our part, we will misappropriate and abuse them because they are incapable of giving us what we need from them in their natural state.

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