Notes for November 7, 2010

Hello All!

I trust that you all are having a great week and giving the Lord your all every day.

Here are the notes for November 7, 2010:

Please pray for God’s will, not yours, to be done and the Holy Spirit to guide you through the verses of His word.

Please Read all of Romans 1

• What does it mean in verse 18 that the wrath of God is revealed against all godlessness and wickeness of men?  How do we see God’s wrath revealed?  Use specific examples...
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• What does it mean in verses 19-20 by God’s qualities?  What has been made plain?  How can you explain these verses to someone else?
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• What examples can you give of today’s people doing the same things as verses 21-23?
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• what do verses 24 and 25 mean in your own words?  Is there anything in your life where you have exchanged the truth for a lie?  What is the truth?
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• Although vs 26 sounds just like vs 24 these are two different things that God is giving people over to.  In verse 24 God is around a practice of cultic prostitution where fertility cults would prostitutes and devotees to the gods and goddesses would have relations with them to encourage the gods to do likewise and, in turn, help the people where the latter (verse 26) and a practice in the day where the latter is about perversion in sexual relations at a personal level.  How does Genesis 1:28 come in here and against verse 26 and 27?  What is your stance on homosexuality and why?  How do you explain yourself or to others these verses?
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• Read vs 28 - what does it mean to be given over to a depraved mind?  How do we do this even sometimes?  Does this happen in your life?  How are verse 28 and 29-31 related?  What are the items noted in 29 -31and how are they related to verse 28? 
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• Make a list of the items in verses 29-31 - Check which of these you have been involved with at any time in your life.  Are there any that you struggle with today?  
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• What else do the people that do these things do with others?  What does it mean to approve that others do these things?  Can you give examples past the homosexuality issue that show others doing these wicked things?

• How would you summarize Romans 1?