Video 5
Discussion Questions
Question 1. In Colossians 1:13-14, it says Jesus paid for our sins, and in Him we have forgiveness. How does understanding forgiveness as the cancellation of a debt help you grasp the magnitude of what Jesus did for you?
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“For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.”
Colossians 1:13–14 NLT
Question 2. Romans 6:4 tells us that through baptism we share in Jesus' death and resurrection. What does this teach us about our old sinful nature and our past life?
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“For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.”
Romans 6:4 NLT
Question 3. Based on Romans 7:1-4, what is true of every believer?
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“So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God”
Romans 7:4 NIV
Question 4. Romans 7:5-6 discusses how God's law stirred up sinful passions in us. How does awareness of this help us run to Jesus for mercy and grace? See Hebrews 4:16 and Hebrews 6:18-19.
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“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need”
Hebrews 4:15–16
Question 5. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says anyone in Christ is a new creation. If you are in Christ, what does this truth allow you to leave behind from your past? See Isaiah 43:18-19.
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“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18–19 NIV
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV