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Lesson OneRomans: Paul's Theological Magnum Opus5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoPhilemon-Ephesians: Four Letters of Joy From an Imprisoned Apostle5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeArchaeology and the New Testament5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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In his letter to the Romans, how does Paul justify that the Jewish people should accept Christ?
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What similarities and differences does Paul point out between Adam and Jesus Christ? (Recall Romans 5:12-21.) What is the significance of these observations?
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The similarities between Jesus and Adam are both were individual men; both acted in ways that affected the entire human race.
The differences are that Adam’s action led to sin whereas Jesus’ actions lead to salvation.
Adam’s actions brought death; Jesus’ actions brought righteousness. The significance is that through Adam all have sinned and deserve to die; but Jesus through His finished works cleans us to His righteousness and brings eternal life.-
I liked the succinct way you summarized humanity’s path from Adam’s sinful rebellion and eventual condemnation to Jesus’s merciful deliverance. Paul’s masterful presentation of this process in Roman’s provides the perfect backdrop for dealing with a mostly pagan congregation.
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Our heritage through Adam is sin and death. Jesus paid the price to set us free from sin and death through is death on the cross. Our destiny is settled by Christ but our experience is controlled by evil. Adam is portrayed as head of the old creation and Christ is the head of all of those in the new creation. As a result of Adams’ actions human death and spiritual death entered the world. But with Christs’ intervention no one has to pay the penalty of sin unless he wants to (Free Will) as we have salvation through faith in Christ. The contrast of Adam and Jesus Christ includes that sin of Adam and the free gift of grace through Jesus. Through Adams’ disobedience many were made sinners but through Jesus Christ all can be righteous.
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Adam was a sinner and wasn’t Holy whereas Jesus is Holy and perfect.
