How to Receive Christ / Romans Road

HOw tO REcEiVE cHRiSt / ROmAnS ROAd

(Above) Peter & Paul both walked the “Appian Way” in Rome. (Below) An ancient Roman road in Portugal.

"LiVE in PRayER / LiVe in PEAcE / LiVE in PuRity: LiVE in CHRiSt"

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever:

The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness:

therefore God, Your God,

has anointed You with the oil of joy

above Your companions.”

-Psalm 45:6-7

Quoted in the New Testament in the Book of Hebrews 1:8-9

“Come to me,

all you that are weary

from carrying heavy loads,

and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;

for I am gentle and humble in spirit;

and you shall find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

-Matthew 11:28-30

Notice that the artist placed no handle on the outside of our “Heart’s Door.” It can only be opened from the inside.

^“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:

if anyone hears my voice, and opens the door,

I will enter in to them,

and will dine with them, and they with me.”

-Revelation 3:20

“Go mbeanni Dei duit.”

“May God bless you.”

-Gaelic Blessing

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How to Receive Christ:

1. Admit you are a sinner (have disobeyed God).

Our sins have separated us from God. Imperfect humanity cannot enter into the presence of a perfect God.

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” -1 John 1:8

2. Repent – be sorry for your sins, and turn from them – to a new life in Christ.

“Repent, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.” -Acts 3:1

3. Salvation is available only through Jesus Christ.

“Jesus said to him: ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father, but by me.”

-John 14:6

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“We have learned the plan of our Salvation from no one else other than from those through whom the Gospel has come down to us.

For they did at one time proclaim the Gospel in public.

And at a later period, by the will of God, they handed the Gospel down to us in the Scriptures —

— to be the ‘ground and pillar of our faith.'”

-Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons

(Writing c. 175-185 A.D.)

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"ROMANS ROAD" OF SCRIPTURE:

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When we decided to include the “Romans Road” of Scripture on our website, we learned that apparently there are many different versions of what these Scriptures are!

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This is because in regard to the book of Romans, the popular saying fits:

“It’s all good!”

Martin Luther felt that All Christians should memorize the entire Book of Romans!

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“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” -1 Timothy 2:5

“Neither is there Salvation in any other: for there is no other Name under heaven, given to mankind, by which we must be saved.” –Acts 4:12

4. Accept the Free gift of eternal Life through Christ.

You cannot earn Salvation through your own efforts.

“For by Grace (unearned favor) are you saved, through faith. It is the Gift of God: Not through works, lest anyone should boast.”

-Ephesians 2:8-9

How to Receive Christ — a Sample Prayer:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

I thank you for dying on the Cross and shedding your precious blood for my sins.

I am sorry for all of my sins. I repent, and turn from my sins, to You.

I ask you to come into my heart and forgive all of my sins; I receive you as my Lord and my Savior.

Heavenly Father, I thank you now for forgiving all of my sins and giving me eternal life in Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

In Jesus’ Name I pray.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

I composed this version of the Romans Road of Scripture, using many of the generally accepted Scriptures.

(Different versions also list differing numbers of Scriptures.)

But placing them in the same order they are found in the Bible, and keeping the number of verses at seven, the Biblical number of “completeness.”

-Lay Monk Preston

5. Do it now.

“…behold: now is the acceptable time, now is the day of Salvation.”

-2 Corinthians 6:2

PRAY TO Receive Christ

as your Lord and Savior —

See A Sample Prayer

Above in theCenter Column.

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If you have become a Christian, let us know. we will pray for you.

“I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents. -Luke 15:10

Our Email:

prayerfoundation@protonmail.com

“Romans Road” of Scripture:

I. Romans 3:10

“As it is written, there are none righteous, no, not one.”

II. Romans 3:23

“For all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God.”

III. Romans 5:8

“But God has shown his love to us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us.”

tHE HiLLcROft PRayER (cELtic):

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“O Master Carpenter,

who at the last

through wood and nails,

did purchase man’s

whole salvation:

wield well Thy tools

in this Thy workshop,

so that we who come to Thee rough-hewn,

may by Thy grace,

be fashioned

into a nobler beauty.

Amen.”

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IV. Romans 5:12

“By one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death fell upon all men, because all have sinned.”

V. Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

VI. Romans 10:9-10

“That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

with the heart one believes unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

VII. Romans 10:13

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

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yOuR COMMENtS: (MERlE, flORidA)

I have accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, this date.

…I accepted Christ as My Savior while visiting the PrayerFoundation website.

Merle (Florida)

yOuR COMMENtS: (MaRgaREt, OHiO)

I want to accept Jesus. I see that picture of Jesus knocking at the door of my heart and it makes me cry. I just cannot take the next step of acceptance.

I don’t know why I cannot open the door. Pray for me.

Margaret (Cincinnati, Ohio)

yOuR cOMMENtS: (dOug, cOLORadO)

I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior on your site and it continues to be an inspiration to me.

In addition I tell anyone who will listen about your good works. My attraction to your site was the simple beauty and clarity of the message, and it continues to be the same today.

Your Brother in Christ,

Doug (Colorado)

yOuR COMMENtS: (dAVid, tHAiLaNd)

I am truly glad to have found your website. I have a great desire to follow Jesus Christ. Today I have accepted Him in my heart and asked forgiveness of my sins.

Now, today, I feel the strength to give my life and my heart to Christ. Thank you for inspiring me (to be saved).

I am a small farmer, with a wife, and wonderful son and daughter. I live in rural Northeast Thailand. There are no Christians here (I know, hard to believe). I guess I could try to be the first.

I have been here for 5 years now, and life is very different than Vermont, U.S.A. I will try to seek out fellowship in the big city of Bangkok. I go there every once in a while, but it is a 6 hour drive away. I do feel like a monk in my heart (one with lots of solitude).

I will continue with God’s help to grow in Christ. I believe I am here in the boonies for a purpose.

I pray that my wife will come to accept Jesus Christ, (I guess this could be a prayer request!), and that I may be a strong example for my children.

I pray I can be strong in faith as I am surrounded by those that worship spirits (life in the village is quite medieval in flavor). Thank you again.

Your brother in Christ,

David (Thailand)