Romans

A letter written by an apostle to a Christian community is called a/an

• thesis
• doxology
• epistle
• gospel

Which of the following is true of an epistle?

• it was read aloud
• it was written to address a particular situation
• it was often written by a scribe
• all of these are true

A typical greeting in an epistle would include all of the following except

• travel plans
• the author of the letter
• the recipients of the letter
• a prayer for the recipients

Which of the following is the theme of Romans?

• Faith without works is dead.

• The righteous shall live by faith.

• For by grace are you saved through faith, not of yourselves

• Abraham believed God and it was counted as righteousness

Why did Jesus have to die?

• God is completely just.

• God is completely without sin

• Jesus took our punishment when he was crucified.

• All of these explain why Jesus had to die.

To no longer be separated from God by one's sin and be made right with Him 

• righteousness
• justification
• sanctification
• glorification

The one-time act of a sinner being declared righteous

• righteousness
• justification
• sanctification
• glorification

The on-going work of God in the believer's life to make him more Christ-like; being made righteous.

• righteousness
• justification
• sanctification
• glorification

In exchange for the label of "sin" we inherited from Adam, Jesus gives a label of ____ to those who believe He is Lord.

• goodness
• Jew
• righteous
• None of these are true.

The reason it is not easy to live the Christian life is

• God asks so much of us.
• Our sin nature still is battling for our obedience to it
• Satan is very powerful.
• We must wait until heaven to have any victory in this life.v