1. We all need a Savior.
Romans 3:9-12 (ESV)
9 What then? Are we Jews[a] any better off?[b] No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:
9 What then? Are we Jews[a] any better off?[b] No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
Romans 3:23 (ESV)
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
2. The consequence of sin is death.
Romans 6:23 (ESV)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. Jesus Christ died for our sins.
Romans 5:8 (ESV)
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
4. We receive salvation and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9-10 (ESV)
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:13 (ESV)
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
5. Salvation through Jesus Christ brings us into a relationship of peace with God.
Romans 5:1 (ESV)
5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:1 (ESV)
8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[a]
8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[a]
Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.