ROMANS Study Guide

with Him)

b. We have a position of influence and authority

4. And rejoice in the hope of the glory (The full manifest presence of

God and all his attributes and exalted being) vs.2

a. Heb.4:16 points out we can experience in some measure the

immediate presence of God through the working of the Holy Spirit in

and around us in this present age.

b. But our salvation has purchased for us the great promise that

someday we will see and experience God in all his splendor and glory.

Paul says we see through a glass darkly the things of God but then we

will see Him face to face. (1 Cor.13:12)

5. We have the ability to rejoice ( kauchasthai …to triumph, glory,

exult) in tribulation (James 1:2-4). We can see our challenges

and troubles from a new perspective and respond differently than

we did in our past. We can see our struggles and afflictions as a means

of building Christ likeness into our life causing us to rejoice in our

spiritual transformation. vs.3

a. turning life pressures into building us up in strength to endure

(being patient…holding up under pressure) …

b. this endurance will lead to us EXPERIENCE ( dokimen) the

experience of having tested and proved something true. We learn

of God’s ready help and faithfulness.

c. producing HOPE in us (an anchor or rock-solid assurance and

expectation of future fulfillment) We see a better future!

d. and such Hope won’t let us be ashamed or disappointed

because the Love of God (his devotion to us) is experienced in

our hearts by the Holy Spirit. (vs.3-5) (Ps.119:116)