Dr. Francis Schaeffer was asked once how he would share the gospel with someone if he had one hour to do it in. Dr. Schaeffer said that he would spend the first 45 minutes talking about sin and guilt and judgment, and the last 15 minutes telling them about Jesus, the cross, and how they could be saved.
I want to give my version of The Roman Road to Salvation, using only the Bible, and combining the two ideas above:
The Roman Road to Salvation
Romans 1:18-32:
Romans 1:18-32:
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 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 they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible men, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lusts, one towards another; men with men, working that which is unseamly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Romans 3:9-18:
"What then? Are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed innocent blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace they have not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Romans 3:23:
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
Romans 5:8:
"But God commended his love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 6:23:
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 10:9,10:
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and 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."
Romans 10:13:
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
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