Here is my mindmap of Romans 5:1-11: Here is the scrolls, and here are some more questions of my own: With what premise does Paul start this section? What is the conclusion based on that premise? What else do we have through Jesus? How? To what? What else do we Read more…
Here is my mind map of this passage: Here are the scrolls for this week, and here are some more questions of my own: What two consequences of justification by Grace does Paul mention here? How do we know that the promise didn’t come through the law? How would the Read more…
Here is my mind map of Romans 4:1-12: Here is the scrolls for this week, and here are some more questions of my own: Where does Paul turn in this section? Why? Why is Abraham’s justification important? What evidence does Paul seek in the scriptures? What is the difference between Read more…
Going through Romans 7, I find a lot of our discussions could use more background than we have. When talking about “the Law”, there are two questions I have found very helpful in finding my way through Biblical texts, as well as conversations about them with others. The first I Read more…
Here is my mindmap of this passage: Here is the scrolls. Here are some more questions: 1. What question opens this section? 2. How is it answered? Why? 3. What images are used to describe our unrighteousness? 4. What are/aren’t they? 5. What do/don’t they do? 6. What are their Read more…
Here is my mindmap of this passage: Here are the scrolls. Here are some more questions: 1. What question opens this chapter? How is it rephrased? 2. What is the answer to the question(s)? 3. What other answers could be expected? 4. How does Paul connect advantage/profit with belief in Read more…
Here is my mind map of this passage: The scrolls is here. And here are a few questions of my own: How does Paul describe what a Jew does? How does he describe who a Jew is? How does he describe their teaching? What good deeds does Paul explicitly mention Read more…
This passage begins with something of a break in subject matter, though with a lot of continuity. If Romans 1:18-23 is really best summarized as “they are without excuse” (v20), then this passage can be seen as building on and extending that point with a different audience in focus: “you Read more…
Here is my mind map for this section: You can get a copy of the scrolls for this section here. And here are a few questions of my own: Who is Paul addressing now? How does the reader condemning himself? What is God’s judgment based on? What is the purpose Read more…
Here is my mind map of Romans 1:24-32: You can find the scrolls for this next week here. And here are some more questions to get you thinking: How did God respond to the suppression of his truth? What does the repetition of “God gave them up” three times mean? Read more…
