thankful

**First, I apologize for the weird highlighting colors... I don't know what's wrong and can't figure out how to make this look normal!!!

I am thankful for salvation.   I love the demonstration of the gospel through the Roman's Road- the good news shared by using verses from the book of Romans...

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

 We were all born under the power of sin's control, and are unable to live up to the standard of perfection that Jesus lived.  Nobody is innocent.

- Admit that you are a sinner.

Romans 6:23a  "...The wages of sin is death..."

Sin has a consequence or punishment.  The punishment that we have earned for our sins is death. Not just physical death, but eternal death!  A spiritual death that alienates us from God, and will last for all eternity.  

- Understand that you deserve death for your sin.

Romans 6:23b  "...But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Salvation is a free gift from God to you!  You can't earn this gift.  Jesus' death paid for the price of our sins. Once our sins are atoned we can spend eternity with God.  Jesus' resurrection proves that God accepted Jesus' death as the payment for our sins.

- Ask God to forgive you and save you.

Romans 5:8,  "God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us!"

When Jesus died on the cross He paid sin's penalty. He paid the price for all sin, and on the cross when He took all the sins of the world on Himself, He bought us out of slavery to sin and death!  He did all this because He loved us and gave Himself for us!

- Give your life to God. His love poured out in Jesus on the cross is your only hope to have forgiveness and eternal life.  His love bought you out of being a slave to sin and paying the penalty of sin.  His love is what saves you, not religion, or church membership. 

Romans 10:9-10  "...If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting  in salvation."

Because of Jesus' death on our behalf, all we have to do is believe in Him, trusting His death as the payment for our sins, and we will be saved!

-Believe!

 

Romans 10:13  "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord  will be saved!" 

Salvation, the forgiveness of sins, is available to anyone who will trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. 

- Call out to God in the name of Jesus and you will be forgiven & given new life!