Every Christian should be able to explain the gospel on one road with five stops. That is the Romans Road — a chain of verses from Paul's letter to the Romans that walks a sinner from his problem to God's answer. It is also the road my song "The Romans Road | Salvation From Start To Finish" was built on, verse by verse. Walk it with me.
STOP 1 — THE PROBLEM: ROMANS 3:23
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Not some — all. The road does not start with our potential; it starts with our ruin. Until a man sees that he falls short of God's glory, the rest of the gospel will sound like an answer to a question he is not asking.
STOP 2 — THE CONSEQUENCE: ROMANS 6:23 (FIRST HALF)
The wages of sin is death. Sin pays a wage, and the wage is death — physical death, and worse, separation from God forever. A wage is something earned. This is the verse that makes the next one so sweet, because the verse does not end there.
STOP 3 — THE GIFT: ROMANS 6:23 (SECOND HALF) AND ROMANS 5:8
But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. A gift is not earned — it is received. And when did God give it? While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). God did not wait for us to clean up. The demonstration of His love happened at the cross, in our worst condition, on purpose.
STOP 4 — THE RESPONSE: ROMANS 10:9
Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved. Not "try harder." Not "turn over a new leaf." Confess and believe — receive Christ as He is offered.
STOP 5 — THE PROMISE: ROMANS 10:13
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Everyone. No exceptions clause, no fine print. If you call, He answers.
That is the whole gospel on one road — and it is why this song leads the "Start Here" player on this site. Listen to the full song on Spotify, watch the lyrics video on YouTube (@Epic316Music), and share the road with someone who needs to walk it.
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