Rescued, Part 7: Death in Adam, Life in Christ
All have sinned, all are under the reign of sin and death, and all are in solidarity with Adam. But we find the gift of grace in the second Adam, Jesus Christ.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
- Reread Romans 5:12-21. What stands out to you from the passage itself or from Sunday’s sermon?
- Paul establishes the universal human conditions of sin and death in verses 12-14.
a. In what subtle ways do we tend to minimize or redefine sin in our own lives?
b. How does this passage challenge the cultural idea that people are basically good? - In what ways does Paul contrast Jesus with Adam in verses 15-21?
- What does it mean that believers will “reign in life” (v. 17)?
- If we truly believed there is “more grace in Christ than sin in you,” how would that change the way that we live?