BibleX: The Pauline Letters Sample

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1. Paul talks about salvation as a relationship, not as a specific act that is completed at one point in time. How would you describe the history of your relationship with God? What is its current state?

2. Paul wants you to understand your guilt and fallen nature. Why is recognizing, accepting, and embracing your guilt and sin hard for you to do? How can accepting these faults be liberating?

3. What sins in your life are keeping you from being the person God desires and expects you to be? What steps can you take to foster a dependence upon God and His Spirit in order to lead you to victory in your struggle with sin?

4. If Paul struggled to overcome sin on his own, what does this say about the likelihood of your ability to overcome it on your own? How can you involve others in your struggles?