Scripture Studies in the New Testament - A Verse-by-Verse Bible Study

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 5:12-19. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.    Topics covered: The difficulty of this passage -- Paul’s purpose in writing -- A summary of Paul’s primary point of the passage -- Guiding principles for interpreting difficult passages -- The difficulties with verse 12 -- The significance of Adam’s sin...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 5:5-11. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.    Topics covered: The hope of the Christian -- God’s poured-out love -- The Holy Spirit, a token of God’s love -- The ultimate demonstration of God’s love -- Our state when we received God’s love -- The rareness of Christ’s sacrifice -- Who Christ died for...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 5:1-5. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.    Topics covered: The benefits of being justified -- Peace with God -- Access to God -- The confidence before God that we have through Christ -- Hope -- “...glory in our sufferings…” -- The surety of sufferings -- The purpose of sufferings -- Benefits to our...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 4:22-25.  These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.   Topics covered: The righteousness Abraham gained by faith, a model for us -- Abraham’s faith that God can “bring life from the dead” (and ours) -- Two ways that Abraham believed in God’s life-giving power -- Two ways that Christians believe in God’s...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 4:17-21. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.    Topics covered: The nature of Abraham’s faith: its core, its irrationality (in the eyes of the world), its consistency, its basis, its result -- The promises to Abraham pointed ahead to Christ -- Abraham’s faith in God’s life-giving power -- The relation...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 4:13-16. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.    Topics covered: The promises to Abraham had nothing to do with the law -- Abraham’s great works rooted in faith -- The “all-or-nothing” aspect of righteousness through the law -- The perfect righteousness required by God’s perfect righteousness -- The pu...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 4:4-12. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.   Topics covered: The importance of faith, in God’s eyes - God’s crediting of righteousness not a result of any works - An eternal truth: God is a debtor to no one - This implies that salvation will never come from works - God’s surprising willingness to justify...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 4:3. These studies focus on what the Bible says, and what it means.  This study focuses on reconciling the writings of Paul and James.   Topics covered: The various citations of Gen. 15:6 in the New Testament (besides in Romans 4:3); Galatians 5:8 and Abraham's belief in the Gospel message; Christ's teaching on the road to Emma...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 4:1-3.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: The New Testament as a continuation of the Old Testament; Christ in the Old Testament; the faith of Abraham; Abraham's three great works, all driven by faith; the three great promises of God to Abraham; Abraham's faith in th...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 3:21-32.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. For more Bible studies, visit ScriptureStudies.com

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 3:19-26.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: Accountability to the law, whether Mosaic or natural; no one righteous under the law, whether Mosaic or natural; the importance of the words, "But now"; Paul's the grand declaration of the Gospel, in vss. 21-26; the import...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 3:1-18.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics include: Paul's answer to objections by the Jews, as to whether they need Christ; the value of the Word of God to the children of Israel; the truth of religion not based on the unfaithfulness of its adherents; absurd arguments of th...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 2:17-29.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topic covered: Religious arrogance; the God-given advantages to the Jews; the rite of circumcision; true circumcision: circumcision of the heart; the need for inner purity. For more Bible studies, visit ScriptureStudies.com

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 2:12-16.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: God's judgment based on the light of knowledge; the internal revelation of the existence of God, and the natural revelation of the law; the conscience an evidence of the natural law;  the possibility of salvation for...

A mathematical argument that God created life... well, actually, an argument that life could not have occurred by chance. And so... if not by chance... then intelligence was involved... and if intelligence, then an intelligent Creator.  It's one of the most compelling arguments for the existence of God.  This is an excerpt from a verse-by-verse study in Romans 1:18-20.   For a...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 2:6-11.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: Judgment/salvation for three groups of people: Those who know nothing of Christ; those know the Mosaic law, but not Christ; those who know Christ; Judgment Day for all; salvation by faith for the Old Testament Jews; the con...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 2:1-5.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: The condemnation of those who judge others; judgment/salvation on a personal basis, not on a group basis; preparation for God's judgment; God's perfect righteousness; God's judges all humans on the same basis; our standard o...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 1:21-32.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: The process of falling into sin; ingratitude toward God as a source of sin; idolatry in the modern world; God just "letting us be", as a punishment of sin; sin as a punishment of sin; the church as a place which must welco...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 1:18-20.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: our reluctance to speak about the wrath of God; the importance of understanding the wrath of God; how God's wrath is being revealed; the inherent knowledge of God that we all have; suppressing the knowledge of God; the ten...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 1:11-17.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: God's plans versus our plans; Paul's obligations to all in need of the Gospel; Paul's desire to reach all levels of society; the danger of being ashamed of the Gospel; the historical importance of Romans 1:17; the Gospel:...

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study covers Romans 1:2-10.  The emphasis of this Bible study is to look at what the Bible says and what it means. Topics covered: The Gospel in the Old Testament; the importance of Christ's humanity and divinity; the correct order: obedience comes from faith; belonging to Christ; why we pray in the name of Jesus; prayer effective, even when far away....

A verse-by-verse Bible study class. This study is an introduction to the Epistle to the Romans, and will also cover Romans 1, verse 1.    Topics covered: The importance of Romans; Rough outline of Romans; The simplicity of the Gospel; Romans 1:1; Being a servant of Christ; True servanthood; Paul as an Apostle; Paul's calling; Paul set apart. For more Bible studies, visit ScriptureStudies...