Lesson: Reconciliation

Be sure to read the whole chapter and the related verses in your KJV Bible before starting to answer these questions.

1. Define the term reconciliation and write out the verse in which the word reconciled is found.
2. As a result of man's rebellion against God, he (man) has become an _________________ of God.
3. Who is to be blamed for the breakdown in the relationship between God and man, God or man?
4. Who then needs to be reconciled, God or man?
5. Who is the only mediator that is capable of reconciling man to God?
6. According to Romans 5:10 what is the means by which we have been reconciled to God?
7. What happened to the Gentile nations who lived during the time recorded in Genesis chapters 1 to 11?
8. After the Gentile nations were "cut off" what was the one Nation that God was dealing with?
9. From Genesis chapter 12 all the way over to the middle of the book of Acts the Nation of Israel was God's chosen people. According to Ephesians 2:11-12, what was the status of the Gentiles during that time period?
10. The nation of Israel refused to respond in faith to the ministry of John the Baptist, the Lord Jesus Christ (Matt.-John), and that of the twelve Apostles (the early Acts period). What does Romans. 11:11 say happened to them as a result of their disobedience.
11. Read Romans 11:28. Concerning the present day preaching of the Gospel, how does God view the nation of Israel today?
12. Since the time of Genesis chapter 11 the Gentile nations were alienated and considered to be enemies of God. During the time period recorded by the book of Acts, God concluded the Nation of Israel also in unbelief and alienated from Himself. What does Romans 11:32 tell us as the reason for God concluding His chosen people in unbelief?
13. What was the means that reconciled both Jew and Gentile unto God?
14. According to 2 Corinthians 5:18, what is the ministry called that has been committed to our trust.
15. According to the message of the ministry, is God holding man's sins against him today?
16. According to 2 Corinthians 5:20. "We are __________ for Christ" and the message that we carry to the unsaved world around us is "_________ _______ ________________________ ________ __________".
17. Who became sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21)?
18. According to 2 Corinthians 5:21, why did this happen?
19. Have you responded in faith to God's plea for you to be reconciled?