Walking the Romans Road
The “Romans Road” has been used by Christians for years to explain the concept of salvation to those who are living without Christ. It is so simple, so basic, and you don’t have to be a Biblical scholar to master it. In many denominations, the holiday season is a time to share the gospel with those outside the faith, those who are lost and in need.
In that spirit, I thought I was due for a a refresher course, and far be it from me to leave my readers out! So here goes:
The Romans Road walks us through four steps: Why we need to be saved, How God provided us that salvation, How we can receive that salvation, and What the results of salvation are.
WHY DO WE NEED TO BE SAVED?
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
We have all sinned. On this point there can be no argument. No one can “earn” their way into Heaven. It is beyond our reach, beyond all the good works that we could perform in our lifetime.
HOW DOES GOD PROVIDE US THAT SALVATION?
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
Our sin can only lead us to death, but God, in His infinite grace, has provided eternal life in Him through the death and resurrection of His son, Jesus Christ.
HOW CAN WE RECEIVE THAT SALVATION?
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
The third verse along the Romans Road combines the first two points… we are sinners, but God sent Christ to die for us, to take our sins upon him and clean the slate.
WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF SALVATION?
That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
The results of confessing our sins and accepting Christ as our savior are immense. We will be saved, we will spend eternity with our Lord and Savior and with our God.
That’s it. That’s the Romans Road to Salvation. When you add your own testimony, your own personal walk to the mix, you have a wonderfully personal and yet powerful message of salvation.
So simple, yet so many in this world refuse to acknowledge Him and His path. And so many have never heard.
Look around you this holiday season. Not off in the distance, but right next to you. Look across your dinner table, or next door. Has everyone around you accepted Christ as his or her savior?
If not, why not begin a walk down the Romans Road?
November 28th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Nice and usefull post, thanks, this is one for my bookmarks!