Romans 1 - Quote Cards

Question 1

R 1:2

Answer 1

God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.

Question 2

R 1:5

Answer 2

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

Question 3

R 1:8

Answer 3

Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.

Question 4

R 1:4

Answer 4

and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.

Question 5

R 1:9

Answer 5

God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son.

Question 6

R 1:6

Answer 6

And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.

Question 7

R 1:7

Answer 7

I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

Question 8

R 1:1

Answer 8

This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

Question 9

R 1:3

Answer 9

The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line,

Question 10

R 1:10

Answer 10

One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.

Question 11

R 1:14

Answer 11

For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike.

Question 12

R 1:15

Answer 12

So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News.

Question 13

R 1:18

Answer 13

But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Question 14

R 1:13

Answer 14

I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.

Question 15

R 1:11

Answer 15

For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.

Question 16

R 1:19

Answer 16

They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them.

Question 17

R 1:17

Answer 17

This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”

Question 18

R 1:12

Answer 18

When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.

Question 19

R 1:16

Answer 19

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes-the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Question 20

R 1:28

Answer 20

Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

Question 21

R 1:25

Answer 21

They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

Question 22

R 1:20

Answer 22

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

Question 23

R 1:24

Answer 23

So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.

Question 24

R 1:26

Answer 24

That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.

Question 25

R 1:23

Answer 25

And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.

Question 26

R 1:22

Answer 26

Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

Question 27

R 1:27

Answer 27

And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

Question 28

R 1:29

Answer 28

Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

Question 29

R 1:21

Answer 29

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.

Question 30

R 1:30

Answer 30

They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.

Question 31

R 1:32

Answer 31

They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

Question 32

R 1:31

Answer 32

They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.