Title: Chapter 04
Course: Encountering Romans 2e

Q: What is the theological term for the fact that God reveals truth about himself in a general, indirect way in the created world?
@ Refer P.39
- natural revelation or general revelation (natural revelation or general revelation)

Q: According to Romans 1:18–21, “People have enough information about God in the world around them ______, but not enough ___________.”
- To be justly condemned / to discover the good news that leads to salvation (Refer P.39)
- To believe in Jesus / to transform their lives (Refer P.39)
- To attain salvation / to understand the full depths of Christian theology (Refer P.39)
- To know specifically what God requires of them / to live it out fully (Refer P.39)
A: To be justly condemned / to discover the good news that leads to salvation

Q: According to Romans 1:22–32, the punishment that God inflicts on people for their sins
- Is proportionate to the gravity of the sins (Refer P.40)
- Is unrelated to the sins themselves (Refer P.40)
- Consists of the sins themselves (Refer P.40)
- Is an entirely passive matter, like letting a boat drift downstream (Refer P.40)
A: Consists of the sins themselves

Q: The two primary kinds of sins addressed in Romans 1:22–32 are
- Idolatry and legalism (Refer P.40)
- Sexual perversion and pride (Refer P.40)
- Idolatry and sexual perversion (Refer P.40)
- Moral perversion and ceremonial impurity (Refer P.40)
A: Idolatry and sexual perversion

Q: According to Romans 1:22–32, the sin at the root of so many others is
- Homosexuality (Refer P.40–41)
- Sexual immorality (Refer P.40–41)
- Envy (Refer P.40–41)
- Idolatry (Refer P.40–41)
A: Idolatry

Q: The pattern repeated three times in Romans 1:22–32 is that human beings _____ and therefore God ______
- Exchanged God’s truth for lies / handed them over to their sin (Refer P.40)
- Rejected what God revealed through his word / darkened their minds to his truth (Refer P.40)
- Failed to honor God and give him thanks / stopped revealing himself to them (Refer P.40)
- Worshiped created things, rather than the Creator / gave them sinful desires that they did not have before (Refer P.40)
A: Exchanged God’s truth for lies / handed them over to their sin

Q: The Old Testament passages Paul alludes to in Romans 1:23 (Ps. 106:20; Jer. 2:11) describe the rampant idolatry of gentile nations, indicating that Paul has only gentiles in mind here, not Jews.
- True (Refer P.41)
- False (Refer P.41)
A: False

Q: According to Romans 1:20, by studying God’s created order, people can come to know the specific requirements of God’s law.
- True (Refer P.39)
- False (Refer P.39)
A: False

Q: Sin affects the human capacity to think accurately.
- True (Refer P.42)
- False (Refer P.42)
A: True

Q: For the general themes in Romans 1:22–32, such as idolatry leading to sexual immorality and rejection of God’s truth, Paul may well be drawing from contemporary Jewish writings or thought.
- True (Refer P.41)
- False (Refer P.41)
A: True