The Groaning and The Glory, Part 2 Romans 8:18-27

Discussion Questions:

Read Luke 21:25-33; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 2 Cor. 2:14-17, 5:1-15; Gal. 4:1-7; Jude 17-25

1. What is the focal point of a believer’s inward groaning? Describe it from your perspective. How does your experience align with or diverge from Scripture?
2. Where does a believer’s groaning come from and why do we groan?
3. In this passage our adoption as sons and redemption of our bodies seem to be one and the same thing. How can that be?
4. How would you help a professing believer who says they have given up hope?
5. How does the believer’s heart cry for Christ to return shape our groaning and our Gospel-centered living while awaiting glory? (Rev. 22:20; 1 Cor. 16:22; Matt. 6:10)