READ Romans 1:16 to 32
1. How does God reveal himself to people?
JORDAN - He reveals himself through his gospel.
JOHANNA- Through the gospel and through creation
DEANNA- Depends on the person.
NICOLE- He reveals himself through faith.
FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER: What are some ways God has revealed Himself to you personally? When do you feel closest to God? What are some ways you connect with Him?
JORDAN -- what is the gospel? What does gospel mean?
NICOLE -- What is faith? How would you define it?
2. How have some people provoked God to anger?
JORDAN - By covering his truths with their wickedness.
JOHANNA- They suppress the truth with their unrighteousness
DEANNA- Like any child, they break rules, they disobey, they rebel.
NICOLE- By doing things that are ungodly
JOHANNA -- what is righteousness?
FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER: Is God's wrath and anger directed at people (individuals)? Or is it directed at something else?
3. Why is the truth of the gospel hidden from some people?
JORDAN - It's not God has made what is to be known about him plain to see.
JOHANNA- They became futile in their thinking
DEANNA- Because they choose not to see it, it's never hidden, god doesn't hide.
NICOLE- I don't have an answer for that :-/
FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER: Can you think of any other verses where it talks about how people will know God and what he requires from us? Do people have to be introduced to Him?
4. What happens when God lets people go their own way?
JORDAN - They exchanged God's truth for their own lies.
JOHANNA- They get worse and worse and encourage others to do what they are doing
DEANNA- They sin mostly, but everyone sins, everyone has free will.
NICOLE- People sin, and enjoy it
DEANNA -- How would you define sin? Why is freewill important?
5. How can we find freedom from the bondage of sin?
JORDAN - Through our faith in Jesus Christ.
JOHANNA- Faith. And letting God be God with no competition
DEANNA- Follow your heart, listen to what he says, be filled with grace and faith and forgiveness...
NICOLE- By turning to God and asking forgiveness :)
note from the book: God reveals himself to people in many ways. The revelation of God through creation is called GENERAL REVELATION (Psalm 19:1; Acts 14:17; Romans 1:20). God also reveals himself through the Bible (Psalm 19:8; Romans 1:16; John 5:13); the Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:13); and the incarnation of Christ (John 12:49 and 14:10). This is called special revelation.
What does incarnation mean?
3 comments:
JOHANNA WROTE:
God reveals himself to me through fellowship and worship and Bible study, I feel closest to God hen I am worshiping Him, I connect with God the most through singing.
Righteousness is being right with God
God's wrath is directed at the sin not the sinners it is also occasionally directed at someone who knows that they are doing sin but don't want to change
Verses Micah 6:8 God's requirements, Galatians 1:15-16 God revealing Himself,
Incarnation is something becoming something else God becoming human for example
DEANNA WROTE:
FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER: What are some ways God has revealed Himself to you personally? When do you feel closest to God? What are some ways you connect with Him?
Well, I have no idea...
FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER: Is God's wrath and anger directed at people (individuals)? Or is it directed at something else?
I think God's wrath is always pointed at something bigger...
FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER: Can you think of any other verses where it talks about how people will know God and what he requires from us? Do people have to be introduced to Him?
Nope
DEANNA -- How would you define sin? Why is freewill important?
I don't think you can define sin, there's many different way, shapes and forms of sinning...
Freewill is important because god wants us to have our own say in things, our own voice, be able to make our own choices, whether right or wrong...
NICOLE WROTE:
I would define faith as trusting God. Trusting Him when you don't know how it's going to end. If you knew how it was going to end it wouldn't be faith.
Right now I'm starting to wonder if God's wrath is directed at the sin, and not at the people.......Because God hates the sin and loves the sinner. Almost undoubtedly God is hurt when we turn away from what he says to do and sin.
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