THE ROMAN ROAD
PAUL'S JOURNEY TO PEACE WITH GOD
After supervising the stoning of Stephen, Saul requests letters from the high priest authorizing him to go to Damascus to arrest and return disciples of the Lord to Jerusalem.
"Now as he traveled on, he came near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him, and he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me--harassing, troubling and molesting me?'
And Saul said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said, ' I am Jesus, Whom you are persecuting. It is dangerous and it turns out badly for you to keep kicking agaist the goad--that is, to offer vain and perilous resistance.'
Trembling and astonished, he asked, 'Lord, what do You desire me to do?' The Lord said to him, 'But arise and go into the city and you will be told what you must do." Acts 9: 3-6 (Amplified)
Saul encountered the Lord on the road to Damascus. In chapter 13 Saul began his ministry. He was called Paul from that point on. He was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit. Acts 13: 9-11
START YOUR JOURNEY TO PEACE
YOU NEED FORGIVENESS
"As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no not one." Romans 3: 10
"Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives." Romans 3: 23
"Therefore as sin came into the world through one man and death as the result of sin, so death spread to all men, [no one being able to stop it or to escape its power] because all men sinned." Romans 5: 12
GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU
"Now it is an extraordinary thing for one to give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a noble and lovable and generous benefactor someone might even dare to die." Romans 5: 7
"For the wages which sin pays is death; but the [bountiful] feee gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6: 23
GOD'S PROVISION FOR YOU
"So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ, the Messiah [Himself]." Romans 10: 17
"Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10: 9
"For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking Him as Lord] will be saved." Romans 10: 13
YOUR ACT OF FAITH
Pray the following prayer to receive God's provision for forgiveness and eternal life.
"Dear God,
I believe with my heart that Jesus is Lord. I believe He died for my sin, was raised on the 3rd day and sits now at Your right hand. I ask You to forgive me. I repent (turn completely away from sin). And I ask Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. Jesus, I thank You for Your love and forgiveness. Thank You for coming into my life and giving me eternal life. In Jesus' name. Amen"
YOUR NEXT STEP
1. Tell someone that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
2. Find a church that preaches the whole Bible Truth.
3. Read your Bible daily.
4. Spend time with the Lord daily.
ONE FINAL NOTE
"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5: 7
We don't depend on our feelings, but on what God has decreed in His Word, the Bible.
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