The Roman Road

Opening Question: How’s your journey down the road of life going so far?

Read the following:
Romans 1:19,20
19 People know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities -- His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

Romans 3:23
Everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Romans 5:8
God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

Romans 6:23
The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 10:9-13
9 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 it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. 11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in Him will never be disgraced.” 12 Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on Him. 13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.”

Word List:
Sin, Standard, Wages, Confess, Saved, Disgrace, Jew, Gentile

Discuss the following:
1. Do you believe that a BIG BANG or a BIG GOD created the universe? Explain.
2. What do you think is the worst sin that can be committed?
3. How would you describe God’s love? Give an example.
4. What kind of “death” do you think Romans 6:23 is talking about?
5. In your opinion, what is “eternal life”?
6. What does it mean to be “saved”?
7. How can we be have eternal life and be saved?