Living by the Book/Living by the Book Workbook Set (75 page)

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TODAY’S PASSAGE:

Romans 5

TIME COMMITMENT:

30 minutes daily

“You may be an expert in a given field. If you read a book in that field two or three times, you’ve got it. You can put it on the shelf and move on to something else. But that’s never true of the Bible. Read it over and over again, and you’ll still see things that you’ve never seen before” (p. 83).

Certain passages of Scripture almost demand repeated readings, and the book of Romans contains many such examples. Plan to spend the next week thinking about Romans 5.

Read Romans 5. Spend a half hour or so differentiating between the portions you think you understand clearly and those that may remain something of a mystery to you. Record any questions you have.

To put Romans 5 in a proper context, read Romans 1–5 straight through. As you read Romans 5 again, make a note of any verses that refer back to something Paul had already said in Romans 1–4. (Note: Any passage that begins with “Therefore” will refer to previous material.)

If possible, find an audio version of this passage. (Other options include having someone else read it to you, or reading it aloud.) Listen for repeated words or phrases. What is Paul trying to emphasize in this passage?