Answer: Through faith
Romans 3:22 states, "This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe." This passage was necessary after Paul had already argued that both Jews and Gentiles were unable to obtain salvation by themselves. He then showed that righteousness was a gift from God, "for all have sinned and fall short" (Romans 3:23). This is the beginning of Paul's discourse on the term of how one is justified before God. Paul used the verb 'justified' twenty-two times in his letters.
From Quiz: Epistle to the Romans
Answer: Everyone has sinned
In the NKJV text, Romans 3:23 reads, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". On the basis of this and other texts Christianity teaches that there are no exceptions: everyone is guilty of sin.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Romans
Answer: He knows the right thing to do yet he continues to sin.
It says in Romans 7:19, "For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do."
This is something that all Christians struggle with: the battle between wanting to obey Christ and a sinful nature.
From Quiz: Romans
Answer: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
"This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." (Romans 3 v. 22-24)
All, Paul claims, have selfish desires within them that will, if unchecked, lead on to wicked actions (Romans 1). The Jews are at an advantage because they have the Law but this, he says, can only identify sin. It is powerless to prevent it (Romans 3).
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Romans
Answer: Abraham
Again, Paul was working from the viewpoint that one cannot earn righteousness. He took Abraham, the patriarch of the Jewish nation, as an example. He showed that Abraham was counted among the righteous prior to his circumcision, a Jewish sign of righteousness and work of the law. Therefore, it was Abraham's faith that was counted as righteous. He lauded Abraham's faith in God's promise that he would be the father of countless descendants, despite his advanced years and no children (Genesis 15:2-6). Paul expanded this point in stating that these words were for all who believed that they would be counted as righteous.
From Quiz: Epistle to the Romans
Answer: You shall not covet.
Paul talks about the relationship between the law and sin. He doesn't say that the law can provide salvation, but the law can make people aware of sin and cause them to feel guilty. Romans 7:7-8 reads: "What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! on the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, 'You shall not covet'. But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead". He then speaks of how the law is holy, but sin is evil and deceitful.
From Quiz: Romans: Paul's Old Testament Quotes
Answer: Intercedes
It says in Romans 8:26, "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."
The New Testament Greek word for intercession is "entungkano".
From Quiz: Romans
Answer: Abraham and Adam
In Chapter 4, he argues that if we are to have righteousness - a right relationship with God - this comes through faith and not works. He quotes a verse from Abraham's story to show that Abraham was put right with God through faith and not circumcision or other outward actions:
"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." (Genesis 5 v. 6)
In chapter 5, he contrasts Adam, by whom, he says, sin and death came into the world, with Jesus, who brings the potential for restored life to everyone.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Romans
Answer: Moses
Exodus 33:19 reads, "Then He said, 'I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion'." Paul's argument here is that God chooses who receives his mercy, which means that Gentiles can also receive it. He also supports this in verses 25-26 with references to Hosea 2:23 and Hosea 1:10. Romans 9:25-26 reads, "I will call them My people, who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved. And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people', there they shall be called sons of the living God".
From Quiz: Romans: Paul's Old Testament Quotes
Answer: in that while we were still sinners
For me, this is always one of the amazing verses of the Bible.
Reading it as a Christian, this verse says that Christ died for us even before we had responded; even before we cared anything for Him; even while we were lost in our sin and deserving of punishment,
He sacrificed His own life for our sake.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Romans
