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IT IS AS SIMPLE AS "A B C"
For you to be saved or "born again", you
must believe and admit that you are a sinner. Below are the three steps:
Admission to the Lord that you
are a sinner, and desire to turn from it. Jesus said, "...except ye
repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3)
Belief that "...as in the
scriptures, that Christ died for our sins, that He was buried, and that he
rose again the third day...(I Corinthians 15:3-4)
Confession "if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans
10:9)
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The Roman Road: A Well-Engineered Path to Salvation
The Roman Road is a series of verses in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
that offers a clear and structured path to Jesus Christ. Although many
people believe they will go to heaven because they have lived a good life,
done charity work, been baptized as a child, attended church, or treated
others fairly, the Bible declares that none of us can live up to God’s
standards of righteousness. Therefore, we need a road to God that
doesn’t rely on anything we do, but rather, relies on the gift of His
grace alone.
The Roman Road: Follow this Map
The Roman Road provides a detailed map for our salvation and eternal
fellowship with God. Just follow these steps:
1. We must acknowledge God as the Creator of everything, accepting our
humble position in God's created order and purpose. Romans 1:20-21:
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world
are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that,
when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful;
but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was
darkened."
2. We must realize that we are sinners and that we need forgiveness. None
of us are worthy under God’s standards. Romans 3:23:
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
3. God gave us the way to be forgiven of our sins. He showed us His love
by giving us the potential for life through the death of His Son, Jesus
Christ. Romans 5:8:
“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.”
4. If we remain sinners, we will die. However, if we repent of our sins,
and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we will have eternal life.
Romans 6:23:
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
5. Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God
raised Him from the dead and you are saved. Romans 10:9-10:
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
6. There are no other religious formulas or rituals. Just call upon the
name of the Lord and you will be saved! Romans 10:13:
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved.”
7. Determine in your heart to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life
today. Romans 11:36:
"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom
be glory for ever. Amen."
The Roman Road: Are You Ready?
The Roman Road shows you the path – are you ready to accept God’s gift
of Salvation now? If so, believe in what Jesus Christ did for you on the
cross, repent of your sins, and commit the rest of your life to Him. This
is not a ritual, just a prayerful guideline for your sincere step of
faith:
“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have
separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away
from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me
avoid sinning again. I believe that your Son, Jesus Christ died for my
sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I
invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my
heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me
obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I
pray, Amen.”
"Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost." (Acts 2:38)
If you decided to become a Christian today, welcome to God's family. Now,
as a way to grow closer to Him, the Bible tells us to follow up on our
commitment.
- Unite
with a local church where you can:
· be
baptized by immersion as a public statement of your new faith in Christ;
· fellowship
with other Christians
· develop
a group of Christian friends to answer your questions and support you
·
Tell someone else about your new faith in Christ
·
Spend time with God each day.
It does not have to be a long period of time. Just develop the daily
habit of praying to Him and reading His Word. Ask God to increase
your faith and your understanding of the Bible.
·
Find a local bible-preaching, bible-teaching,
bible-believing church where you can worship God.
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Law 1:
God
loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life.
God's Love
"For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John
3:16)
God's Plan
[Christ
Speaking] "I came that they might have life, and have it
abundantly" (John 10:10)
Law 2:
Man
is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience
God's love and plan for his life.
Man Is Sinful
"All
have sinned and come short of the glory of God"(Romans 3:23)
Man Is Separated
"The
wages of sin is death"[Spiritual separation from God] (Romans 6:23)
Law 3:
Jesus
Christ is God's only provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and
experience God's love and plan for your life.
He Died In Our Place
"But
God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us" (Roman 5:8)
He Rose from the Dead
"Christ
died for our sins... He was buried...He was raised on the third day,
according to the Scriptures... He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve.
After that He appeared to more than five hundred..." (1 Corinthians
15:3-6)
He Is the Only Way to God
"Jesus
said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to
the Father but through Me'" (John 14:6)
Law 4:
We
must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can
know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.
We Must Receive Christ
"As
many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,
even to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12)
We Receive Christ Through Faith
"For
by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians
2:8-9)
When We Receive Christ, We Experience
a New Birth
(Read John
3:1-8.)
We Receive Christ Through Personal
Invitation
Behold, I
stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him..." (Revelation 3:20)
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Gospel
Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one
that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
1 Corinthians 1:18 - For the preaching of the
cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it
is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:2 - For I determined not to
know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Grace
A.
HEAVEN IS A FREE GIFT
Ephesians 2:8-9 -For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of
works, lest any man should boast.
Acts 15:11 -But we believe that through the
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
B.
IT IS NOT EARNED OR DESERVED
Titus 3:5 - Not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but according to His mercy he saved us, by the washing
of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.
Man
A. IS A
SINNER
Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God.
Romans 5:12 - Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all
men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 3:10 - As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one:
Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
B.
CANNOT SAVE HIMSELF
I John 1:8 - If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Romans 10:3 - For they being ignorant of
God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own
righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of
God.
Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way which seemeth
right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Psalm 14:1-3 - The fool hath said in his
heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works,
there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the
children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek
God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there
is none that doeth good, no, not one.
God
A. IS
MERCIFUL
Psalm 51:1 - Have mercy upon me, 0 God,
according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy
tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Romans 5:6-8 - For when we were yet without
strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a
righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would
even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
Psalm 103:8 - The LORD is merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
B. IS
JUST
Exodus 34:7 - Keeping mercy for thousands,
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means
clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children,
and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth
generation.
Psalm 89:32 - Then will I visit their
transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
Galatians 2:16 - Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even
we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith
of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law
shall no flesh be justified.
Christ
A.
GOD'S SON
Matthew 16:16 - And Simon Peter answered
and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 1:14 - And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Galatians 4:4 - But when the fullness of the
time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the
law.
B.
SAVIOR
I John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
I Peter 2:24 - Who his own self bare our sins
in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Romans 5:8 - But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Isaiah 53:5-6 - But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like
sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the
LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Faith
James 2:19 - Thou believest that there is one
God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized
shall he saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned
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