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posted by Steve | 7:04 AM
Jesus Is Lord - How to be Saved
In today’s culture, it is very difficult for people to admit that everyone sins. No matter how good you are, how well you live your life and how nice you are to people, everyone has done something wrong at some point in their life. These are all sins to God. He will not let sin into his presence. If God is going to reject us because of one little sin, how is it possible that anyone will be able to be with God after they die? I’m going to explain how.
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- Name: Steve
- Location: Texas, United States
He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me." John 9:36-37
The Roman Road to Salvation
The ROMANS ROAD....is a pathway you can walk.
It is a group of Bible verses from the book of Romans in the New Testament. If you walk down this road you will end up understanding how to be saved.
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
We all have sin in our hearts. We all were born with sin. We were born under the power of sin's control.
- Admit that you are a sinner.
Romans 6:23a "...The wages of sin is death..."
Sin has an ending. It results in death. We all face physical death, which is a result of sin. But a worse death is spiritual death that alienates us from God, and will last for all eternity. The Bible teaches that there is a place called the Lake of Fire where lost people will be in torment forever. It is the place where people who are spiritually dead will remain.
- Understand that you deserve death for your sin.
Romans 6:23b "...But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Salvation is a free gift from God to you! You can't earn this gift, but you must reach out and receive it.
-Ask God to forgive you and save you.
Romans 5:8, "God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us!"
When Jesus died on the cross He paid sin's penalty. He paid the price for all sin, and when He took all the sins of the world on Himself on the cross, He bought us out of slavery to sin and death! The only condition is that we believe in Him and what He has done for us, understanding that we are now joined with Him, and that He is our life. He did all this because He loved us and gave Himself for us!
-Give your life to God... His love poured out in Jesus on the cross is your only hope to have forgiveness and change. His love bought you out of being a slave to sin. His love is what saves you -- not religion, or church membership. God loves you!
Romans 10:13 "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved!"
-Call out to God in the name of Jesus!
Romans 10:9,10 "...If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."
-If you know that God is knocking on your heart's door,ask Him to come into your heart.
Jesus said,
Revelation 3:20a "Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him..."
-Is Jesus knocking on your heart's door?
Believe in Him.
Ask Him to come in to your heart by faith, and ask Him to reveal Himself to you.
Open the Bible to the Gospel of John and read what God says about Jesus, about you, and about being born again.
God will help you. He loves you.
You need to look for a local church where
God's word is preached. The Bible says that we are to desire
God's word like a newborn baby desires mother's milk.
Aren't you hungry to know the truth?
Water baptism is one of the ways you first show that you have been joined to Jesus. This is an action, and actions will not save you. However, it is an act of obedience and a symbol of commitment.
The symbolism is this:
When you go down in the water you show that
You have been crucified and buried with Him,
And when you come up out of the water you show that
you have been raised to walk with Him in newness of life.
(See Romans chapter 6)
You have been born again.
(See John chapter 3)
Your body has become God's temple.
Your heart is where He lives.
Forgiveness is yours in Jesus.
And you belong to Him.
You were sin's slave.
But now...
You are a child of GOD!
John 1:12
"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name!"
7 Comments:
Hey,
Yeah, you can link to my blog. I'll leave another comment for you on the other just to make sure you get it.
Corbin
Read the Romans road to Salvation...Romans 6:1-6 should have been on the road...and is often detoured...You might consider adding it...as a necessity to your route considering our destination desires.
It looks like it's left out on almost all the time resources I looked at. Explain where you would put it and also explain your interpretation of what Paul is trying to tell us here.
Thanks for the help!!
The Romans Road did not seem to
provide >repentance< as a prerequisite for salvation. I do believe it is very important for a person to not consider themselves saved unless they first turn from sin. I see the scriptures quoted : admit that you are sinner and understand that you deserve death for the sin, but nowhere about turning and going the other way from sin. Perhaps I missed it, but Paul preached "repentance toward God and faith in the LORD Jesus Christ" . The gospel has not changed. Thanks, Steve
I totally agree that repentence is very necessary for a Christian to experience as part of his/her walk with Christ. Let me say that the Roman Road page here is just a starting point for the person looking to open a dialog with God.
Thanks for the input and God Bless!
-Steve
If you were to suggest a passage on repentance to add here, which one would you choose?
Acts 20:21
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Seems like a very good one. But I also like this one :
Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Thanks for a very good blog,
and I hope some folks consider their eternal souls here. Keep up the good work. I will try to visit more often !
Steve
PS Maybe this link will work :
BIBLEGATEWAY LINK TO REPENTANCE
Hello! You quoted Romans 10:9 and I want to comment on foregiveness.
How to live in order to enable the Creator in His loving kindness to provide His foregivness is outlined in Tan’’kh ( the Jewish Bible) ; and was also taught by the first century Ribi Yehoshua from Nazareth (the Mashiakh; the Messiah).
Tan’’kh – for example Yekhëzqeil (Hezekiel) 18 – promises foregivness to those who do their sincerest to keep Torah. The Creator cannot lie and He does not change (Malakhi 3:6)! According to Tehilim (“Psalms”) 103 the Creator gives his foregivness to those who do their sincerest to keep His berit (“covenant”; the pre-conditions to be included in the berit is according to the Jewish Bible to do ones sincerest to keep Torah).
Thus, Pauls view of foregiveness is not accordance with Torah.
You will find Ribi Yehoshuas teachings here: Netzarim
Anders Branderud
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