The Roman Road

Have you ever heard of the Roman Road? I was talking to some guys today at school and neither of them had. So, just in case you haven't I thought I would share it with you.

The Roman Road is a collection of Scriptures found in Romans that tell about man's sinfulness and God's grace. These Scriptures, collectively, have helped people to understand God's plan for His people and for their lives. Many people have come to Christ by the hearing God's Word in these Scriptures. I am one of them. It is God's Word that speaks to our hearts. It is God's Word that changes our hearts and our lives. We are sanctified by God's word.


NKJV
Romans 3:10
There is none righteous, no, not one

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned an fall short of the glory of God

Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Chrit died for us.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 10:10
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:13
For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."


There's nobody living right, not even one
Since we have compiled this long and sorry record as sinners and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us
But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatsoever to him.
Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God's gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.
With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: God has set everything right between him and me!
Everyone who calls, 'Help, God!' gets help.
THE MESSAGE


We have all wronged God. None of us deserve His heaven. But He loves us so much that He gave us the choice to choose Him and His way. God sent His Son Jesus to be the sacrifice for our sin, for all of our sins, for each and every sin. To reject Him is to reject His offer of forgiveness. To recieve Him is to recieve His gift of grace. We no longer recieve what we deserve, instead He gives us what we don't deserve. - what we could never earn. Right standing with Him. Righteousness. That is the righteousness of His Son Jesus Christ. God himself in the flesh creating a bridge for us that leads to God the father and life in heaven. God himself lived the perfect sinless life that we never will. It is through Christ only that we can walk through that bridge and have the father. Trust in the One who created you, who chose you, who called you out. Give your life and your desires over to His way. He will never leave you empty or regretfull. Those who truly believe in Christ and call out to Him for His help will recieve it.

I know I did just that. Not once have I ever regretted obeying God's choices for my life. The only thing I do regret is when I don't.

Giving your life and heart to Christ isn't something you do once, it is something you do every time you make a decision. You choose to make the choices that gives God the glory; and in doing this He changes you from the heart to where His glory becomes more important than your own desires, until His glory becomes your desire.