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Roman's Road
I had a pretty good opinion of
myself until a friend invited me to take a walk down the Roman Road.
He used just a single book in the Bible to open my eyes to my
relationship with God, and I haven't been the same since.
He warned me that the trip might hurt, and he was right because he started
by revealing my real status before God. For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God... Romans
3:23
Then I learned of sin's penalty.
For the wages of sin is death... Romans
6:23a
He went on to tell me that God
loves me so much he offers an alternative called 'eternal life'.
...but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23b
Then he showed me how God
provided his son Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for my sin. Jesus
took my penalty! But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans
5:8
I wondered if God would accept
me. He assured me with even more good news. For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13
My friend showed me what
I should do to receive eternal life. That if thou shalt
confess with they mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans
10:9
We prayed together, and I gladly
accepted God's gift of eternal life through Jesus. I asked him if
there was anything in the book of Romans that could help me with my new
life. He pointed to the beginning of Romans 12:...present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of
God.
He explained that if I gave God
first place in my life, other things would work out according to God's
plan for me. I read a lot of the Bible since that day, and my friend
was right! My life has been transformed. I joined his church
and was baptized.
Many verses are underlined
in my Bible, but I'll never forget the Roman Road because a close friend
used it to show me the way to eternal life.
That is why I gave this tract to you today- so you too can know the way to
eternal life. If you already have walked that road, please pass this
on. News this good is meant to be shared.