The Roman Road to Salvation | How to Get Saved

Summary:  God has made the road to salvation and eternal life clear and simple in the bible. Dozens of verses spell out how to be saved. One of the best-known, brief summaries is found in the “Roman Road” to salvation in the Epistle to the Romans.
 

1) Our Human Condition

Romans 3:23  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

• Every one of us, every mortal human, has sinned.

 

• Our sin causes us to “fall short” of God’s glory and His desired relationship with us.

2) Sin’s Penalty

Romans 6:23a  For the wages of sin is death…

• Sin has a payoff — death! Damnation in hell, eternal separation from God.

3) God’s Provision and Solution

Romans 5:8, 6:23b  But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us … [6:23b] the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

• Because God loves us, He didn’t want to leave us in our lost, condemned, sinful state — that is, “still sinners.”

 

• So God sent His Son Jesus to die for our sins. This is the Gospel in its simplest, clearest form — the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for our salvation (1 Corinthians 15:2-4). In Christ, God the Father has provided a way for us to be saved! Jesus took upon Himself the penalty for our sins.

4) Our Necessary Response

Romans 10:9, 13  If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved… [13] for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

• Confess Jesus as your Lord, including His having the authority to forgive sins that you repent of.

 

• Believe that Jesus died for your sins and rose again from the dead.

 

• Call on His Name in sincere faith and repentance for your sins.

 

• And (vs. 13) you “will be saved”!

The Roman Road to salvation (summarized above) simply and clearly lays out God's plan of salvation. Millions have used it successfully to share the way to salvation through repentance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21).

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Check out our helpful list of "Salvation Scriptures" (How to Be Saved)

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Here's How You Can Help Share the Gospel of Jesus in All the World

I have written a basic, appealing evangelistic message about salvation in Jesus Christ. It's called "Inner Peace for Everyone: Jesus Will Free Your Heart." With translation help I've been able to publish that message in more than a dozen of the world's most-spoken languages.

Take a look at the list. You might see there a language spoken by some of your friends, and you think a non-offensive, gracious message about salvation in Jesus Christ might appeal to them in their "mother tongue." Why not send them the link to their language? It might change them for life and all eternity! If you would like first to read the content of the message yourself, click the English version.

Arabic: السلام الداخلي للجميع: يسوع سيحرر قلبك

Bengali: সবার জন্য অন্তরের শান্তি: যীশু আপনার হৃদয় মুক্ত করবেন

English: Inner Peace for Everyone: Jesus Will Free Your Heart

French: Paix intérieure pour tous : Jésus libérera votre cœur

Farsi: آزادی برای ایران: کسی هست که شما را آزاد کند

Hausa: Kwanciyar Hankali ga Kowa: Yesu Zai ’Yantar da Zuciyarka

Hindi: हर व्यक्ति के लिए आंतरिक शांति: यीशु आपका हृदय मुक्त करेंगे

Indonesian: Damai Sejati untuk Semua: Yesus Membebaskan Hati Anda

Portuguese: Paz Interior para Todos: Jesus Libertará Seu Coração

Simplified Chinese: 人人都能得着内心平安：耶稣必释放你的心

Spanish: Jesús libertará sus corazones y les dará su paz

Swahili: Amani ya Ndani kwa Kila Mtu: Yesu Ataweka Moyo Wako Huru

Tagalog: Magbibigay si Jesus ng Kapayapaan sa Iyong Puso

Urdu: سب کے لیے اندرونی سکون: یسوع مسیح آپ کے دل کو آزاد کرے گا

Vietnamese: Bình An Nội Tâm Cho Mọi Người: Chúa Giê-su Giải Thoát Tấm Lòng Bạn

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