How to become “Born-Again” In Jesus Christ
The Roman Road to Salvationhttps://www.teenmissions.org/resources/roman-road-to-salvation/
New American Standard Bible
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
When God created the first humans they were holy and had no laws, except one, and our first parents broke that with some help from the tempter Satan. Ever since then mankind has been steeped in sin, and rebellion from God.
Since, the creator of the universe is HOLY. 1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare
unto you, that God is light,and in him is no darkness at all.
He has set laws in place for his creation to obey. What are these laws?
They begin with the 10 Commandments.
While you might consider yourself ‘good’ compared to most people, how
do you measure up against God’s law?
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Have you ever told the smallest lie? Then you are a liar.
James 2:10 For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of breaking it all.
Disobedience to God is sin, and not one person can keep the Law of God.
Steps down the Roman Road to Salvation… Read on!
I consider myself a ‘good person’… won’t that be enough?
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world,
and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned:
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death
through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--
Is sin really THAT big of a deal? If it is… what HOPE is there?
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Disobedience to an infinite eternal God deserves an infinite eternal consequence.
God shows us His character and his laws in his creation, the world around us.
He has also written his laws in our hearts… on our conscience. He has also
given us his WORD the Bible.
No good judge would let the guilty go free, or will allow the criminal to go unpunished. Neither can a holy righteous God allow sinful man to go unpunished… but God LOVES man whom he has made in his image and He has provided a way of escape by sending his only son to die in our place.
After what I’ve done to grieve God...HOW could He willingly die in my place?
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us.
While he died on the cross, he was mocked, spit upon, and cursed.
Yet Jesus cried out, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do…”
Luke 23:34
With such love, Jesus died in your place… knowing every evil act, word, and thought you would commit. What powerful love! He loves you unconditionally even to the point of death when you are at your worst!
HOW can I be saved?
Romans 10:9-10
That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
You can never be saved by trying to be a good person, nor can you be saved through any amount of ‘good works’.
Ephesians 2:8,9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
[it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
You and I can be saved only by confessing our sins and placing our faith in
God’s son, Jesus Christ who died and paid for our sins on the cross. We
must also surrender our life to His lordship… placing him in charge of every area of our life because we now belong to him.
Both John the Baptist and Jesus himself began their preaching with the word, ‘Repent’.
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
To repent means ‘change one’s mind’ or to turn — to go in another direction.
How can we be led to repentance?
The first step toward repentance is true sorrow for what we’ve done wrong.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sorrow that is according to [the will] [of] God produces a repentance
without regret, [leading] to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces
death.
Worldly sorrow is more like the regret of a criminal who’s just been caught whereas godly sorrow is the deep remorse or conviction that produces a
change in direction. Have you ever felt convicted after doing something wrong?
The Bible says that the Holy Spirit is the one that convicts us of our sin.
John 16:7-8
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart,
I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world
of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Did God HEAR me? Did He accept me?
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
God promises that
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the
sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:”
Yes, God does hear and accept ALL who come to put their faith in Him.
There is no need to fear death any longer because Jesus BROKE the power
of sin and death on the cross with his own shed blood.
The price for your sin has been paid in full and it is God’s promise to receive all who come to Him by placing their faith in Jesus Christ as their
Lord and Savior.
As a believer, you have a new life in Christ. Jesus did NOT remain in the
grave. He rose from the dead after three days.
Read: Mark 16
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
passed away, and look, new things have come.
• Our old "Spirit Man" was dead to the Life of Jesus Christ, we had to be
born-again according to John 3:7. So that we could be raised from death to
life in Jesus Christ.
John 3:7-8 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind
bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence
it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
• The Lord says, The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born
of the Spirit.”
When I was Born-Again, I Died to Live In Jesus!:
Romans 6:8-11 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• We are dead to sin in our Spirit Man, and alive with God through Jesus Christ our Lord. But, we still live in a Fallen Body, therefore we are at constant war between following the will of the Father versus following the will of the Flesh.
• That is why we are told to not allow sin to dominate over us in all that we do.
Romans 6:12-14 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6:13, says, this...And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves
to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.
• as weapons for unrighteousness...This means, that we on occasions are able to use our bodies as weapons against God's kingdom in unrighteousness, we become alliedin a sense with the opposing forces.
ὅπλον (allied to ἐπω, Latinsequor, socius, etc.; Curtius, § 621), ὅπλου, τό, as in classical Greek from Homer down, any tool or implement for preparing
a thing (like the Latinarma); hence,
• If we could live a perfectly “Sin Free Life” these verses would not be needed, these verses remind us, that we are at war within ourselves.
• If ever you meet any person who claims to live a sinless life, he or she is a
liar.
• When we sin, we sever fellowship with God, we are still saved, but our sin separates us from fellowship with God, so we have to confess our sins to
restore instant fellowship with the Father.
• If we say, “ We have fellowship with Him,” yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.
1 John 1:6-10 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned,
we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
What do I do now?
This is the work of God, believe in the one whom He has sent.
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Romans 10:17
So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6:13, says, this...And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves
to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.
• as weapons for unrighteousness...This means, that we on occasions are able to use our bodies as weapons against God's kingdom in unrighteousness, we become alliedin a sense with the opposing forces.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3696: ὅπλονὅπλον (allied to ἐπω, Latinsequor, socius, etc.; Curtius, § 621), ὅπλου, τό, as in classical Greek from Homer down, any tool or implement for preparing
a thing (like the Latinarma); hence,
1. plural arms used in warfare, weapons: John 18:3; 2 Corinthians 10:4; metaphorically, τῆς δικαιοσύνης, which ἡ δικαιοσύνη furnishes, 2 Corinthians 6:7; τοῦ φωτός, adapted to the light, such as light demands, Romans13:12
(here L marginal reading ἔργα).
2. an instrument: ὅπλα ἀδικίας, for committing unrighteousness, opposed to ὅπλα δικαιοσύνης, for practicing righteousness, Romans 6:13.
• If we could live a perfectly “Sin Free Life” these verses would not be needed, these verses remind us, that we are at war within ourselves.
• If ever you meet any person who claims to live a sinless life, he or she is a
liar.
• When we sin, we sever fellowship with God, we are still saved, but our sin separates us from fellowship with God, so we have to confess our sins to
restore instant fellowship with the Father.
• If we say, “ We have fellowship with Him,” yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.
1 John 1:6-10 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned,
we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
What do I do now?
This is the work of God, believe in the one whom He has sent.
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
begin by spending time daily in prayer and in God’s Word, the Bible.
Most of the Churches today are in apostasy, we need to read and study
the entire Old Testament and New Testament to get a "grasp" in learning
the entire Bible.
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