Read Rom 5:1–2
1. What does our justification by faith bring us in our relationship with God?
2. How does gaining peace with God give us confidence? What sort of confidence does it give us?
3. When the first humans sinned, this fractured our relationship with God. What was the result in our relationships with each other?
4. Here in Romans, what is the response to the fractured relationships that result from the fall?
Read Rom 5:3–5
5. Paul says that we "rejoice in our suffering." Why would we ever rejoice in our suffering?
6. What sort of suffering does Paul mean?
7. Can you think of a time in your life when you became a better person through suffering?
8. What does Paul say is poured into our hearts?
9. What does having the love of God in us change about us?
10. In what ways have you been changed by the love of God?
Read Rom 5:10
11. What does Paul say the death of Jesus does for us?
12. What does Paul say the life of Jesus does for us?
Read Rom 5:15–21
13. What are the benefits of the work of Christ in this section?
14. What is the significance of the "much more" language Paul uses in this passage?
15. What is the result of all these benefits for us? Where do we find ourselves as a result?
16. As you think about this passage, what might be the implications for your life at home? At work? In your spare time?