The Romans Road Is An Intellectual Method Of Evangelism

In their book, The Great Commission to Worship, Vernon Whaley and David Wheeler takes an in depth look at commandment from Jesus for His followers to go out and spread the Good News of salvation. Today’s Christian seems to have a misconception about their role in evangelism. As the authors stated, “many times in Scripture it appears

In the Roman Civilization where the prevalent worship of Roman gods were impersonal and did not provide a moral base or a message of hope, in the fourth century Christianity was formed, born as a movement within Judaism. Christianity emphasized the personal relationship between God and people, slowly spread through the Roman Empire until ultimately dominating the western culture. Three of the several factors that aided to the growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire were: the central beliefs and value of Christianity, prominent figures, and Christianity appeal to women. Christianity offered hope to many, for it was the time of grace and freedom, the time to rebuild the future and

The Romans road method of evangelism is a clear and effective means of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This technique is called the Romans road because it takes the hearer through certain passages in the book of Romans that explain the main points of the Gospel. The first reference in the Romans road is Romans 3:23 which states “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. This verse establishes the groundwork that shows the need for the good news at all. It shows that every person has failed to measure up to God’s perfect standards. The next pit stop on the Romans road explains why being sinful is such a problem. Romans 6:23 reads “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Paul’s letter to the Romans is known as one of his greatest theological works. It has been passed down for thousands of years and is still just as relevant today as it was in Paul’s time. How exactly is it relevant the modern day Christian may ask? What with its harsh language that includes strong sentences such as “the wages of sin is death” (6:23) and “the wrath of God” (1:18) one may say that the times have changed. Some may say that these issues in Paul’s time are acceptable in society today. Jesus is all loving not wrathful. What exactly is the Christian to think? The purpose of this short essay is to examine how the Book of Romans relates to the Christian in the twenty-first century and how it helps to shape his worldview.

Factors Which Led to the Spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire Christianity was not born in a vacumn. There were many social, geographical, historical and religious issues prevailing at the time of Christ and all of which were favorable to the spread of Christianity. Geograpicly, Christianity came into being in the Meditation world, the largest of the various centers of civilization at that time. Israel stands almost central to the five continents, dividing the east and west.

Paul addresses several issues that can been seen in today’s society. Taking from the scriptures we can see that Paul’s understanding of God’s plan for his people is very clear. If we look at how our own lives we can relate to these eight chapters in Romans that we can see they have just as much meaning in Paul’s time as they do today. The letters that Paul writes to the Roman’s seems they are harsh, but if we look at them closer we can see it is God’s plan given to Paul for his people to follow.

In the book, “Announcing the Reign of God,” Bishop Mortimer Arias’, provides illustrations for Christian evangelism based on the teachings of Jesus. Which is grounded in the ministry of Christ and affirmed by evidence and experiences contributed from a diverse group of witnesses. Arias’, main point of view, analyzes the Kingdom of God as the governing authority for the proclamation of the gospel in word and deed. He explores biblical sources, particularly the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke with the intent to examine Jesus ' evangelization. The titles for the readings appraises the Kingdom of God’s: Good News, Presence, Imminence, In-Breaking, Eclipse, Announcing as Gift, Announcing as Hope, and Announcing as Challenge End of the Eclipse? Most importantly, Aries probes how we should answer the questions of: “What it means to be evangelical?” Also, “What would ‘kingdom evangelization’ look like?”

Paul’s letter to the Roman’s was an occasional epistle as opposed to a systematic theology. However, Paul did present the Gospel in a systematic way. He was writing to an unknown audience of Christian’s, so he made sure to explain himself thoroughly in all areas, more so than if he was writing to those who knew him or had heard him speak before. He wanted to give the Roman’s a good foundation to work from. In doing so he has given Christian’s of today a good foundation for their biblical worldview. While one certainly cannot extract their entire worldview from the book of Roman’s, it is certainly a good basis. Paul covers several areas that are important to one’s worldview in this letter. They will be discussed in this essay. They are creation, sin, salvation, eschatology, ethics and theology. Each topic will be given a closer look as we proceed.

Introduction Romans is a letter that was written by Paul in order to provide common ground for the Jews and gentiles present in the early church. Through Romans, Paul provides a framework for the Christian faith by telling the people about foundational truths relating to the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. In doing this, he sets up the foundation for a biblical worldview in accordance with the Christian faith. ("Romans: Paul's Christian Worldview", 2014) The Natural World

When Constantine was converted he had favoritism towards the church. Churches were built at the state expense. There were lots and lot of wars and plagues that went on. So people were ready and easily to accept an afterlife. Paul was a citizen of Rome and he could travel there without the expense. The roman roads were better and weren't as dangerous as other roads. There were threats of thieves and murderers. Christianity came in when Rome was at its lowest point. The Romans only believed in one god anyways. So that kinda helped too. The Romans were good at obeying laws and having lots of them and it helped too. So they were easy to convert. Jesus was born in the roman period and died in the roman period. Then in the second roman period, the holy spirit came in.

Paul’s letter to the Romans is of his greatest theological works, passed down for thousands of years and still as relevant today as it was in Paul’s time. How exactly is it relevant the modern Christian may ask? What with its harsh language that includes statements such as “the wages of sin is death” (6:23) and “the wrath of God” (1:18), one may say that current times have changed. Some may say that the issues Paul addresses are acceptable in today’s society. What exactly is the Christian to think? The purpose of this short essay is to examine how the Book of Romans relates to the Christian in the twenty-first century and how it helps to shape his worldview.

A pilgrimage is both an inward and outward journey, both spiritual and physical, people who set on these journeys seek to strengthen and renew their faith. God calls on a person inviting them to come on this journey in order to know God more fully and to follow in the footsteps of Christ by forming a strong relationship with god which offers a person true freedom, a Christian pilgrimage can be seen as life long journey.

The Romans Road Summary The Romans Road to salvation follows several chapter and verse sections in the book of Romans for the unbeliever to read as a guide. Earley & Wheeler (2016) describe The Romans Road as, “a simple yet powerful method of explaining why we need salvation, how God provided salvation, how we can receive salvation, and what are the results of salvation” (p. 264). These selected verses build upon one another in a way that clearly explains and demonstrates to the unbeliever why salvation is needed and ends with a calling to accept Christ as a personal Savior.

Randy Newman’s book, Questioning Evangelism, is a book about on how evangelizing is to ask questions, and therefore, letting people communicate with questions about their own truths about God. Newman writes this book hoping that anyone who reads it will gain a better understanding of what evangelism is. Newman’s book is divided into three parts: why questioning evangelism is needed, considering what questions non-believers are asking, and observing why asking questions and knowing answers doesn’t mean a Christian’s own problem like cold-heartedness or anger. Throughout the book Newman brings readers right back to bible scriptures. Even though he appeals to accounts of people like Paul in Acts preaching on Mars Hill, he also shows how the wisdom literature is applied to our evangelistic attempts.

This course has had a great impact on my walk with Christ as well as my witness for Christ. I pastor a church and teach two classes and for me I thought that I was doing plenty. However this course has helped rekindle my passion for sharing Jesus Christ with people through personal evangelism. This paper will demonstrate what I have learned throughout this course.