A Damned And Perverted View Of The Popular “Romans Road”

Galatians 1:6-8, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

Please read our text passage again. I couldn't agree more with the apostle Paul still today 2,000 years later. Like as Paul, I am amazed and astonished that so many Independent Baptist churches today, which just 50 years ago were considered the strongest churches in the Christian faith, are now hellholes of apostasy and cesspools of false doctrine.

But it's not just Baptist churches, Satan has crept heresy into nearly ALL the churches! Dr. Jack Hyles (1926-2001) defends the simplicity of the Gospel in his timeless MP3 sermon titled, “FUNDAMENTAL HERESY!” The great need of the hour is preaching preachers! I love what Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982) said: “We need porcupine preachers, so that the people will get the point!” Amen Brother Roloff, amen!!! That's one of the reasons why I love Pastor Hyles' preaching so much, because he says it like it is and THE PEOPLE GET THE POINT!!!

The “Romans Road” has been a popular method of winning souls to Christ for several decades now. It is simply a way of teaching people God's plan of salvation by using Scripture found in the book of Romans. Although I am not against using the Romans Road per se, I have written some articles warning people about mishandling the Scriptures if the Romans Road is not presented properly. I won't get into that topic now, because you can read the preceding articles (if you'd like) by clicking on the hyperlinks I have provided.


“The Romans Road” Has Been Perverted To Lead People Into Hell

In this article I want to expose a whole new problem, a MAJOR HERESY, that is being taught using the so-called “Romans Road.” This heresy appears to have originated with a corrupt website ministry at: AllABoutGod.com. The ministry boasts of endorsements from a handful of crummy ecumenical groups that would make a Billygoat puke, and it certainly makes God puke (Revelation 3:15-16). I wouldn't give you a dime for the whole lot of them! The following is a PERVERSION of The Romans Road, and could not lead a sinner to Christ:

The Roman Road: Are You Ready?

The Roman Road shows you the path – are you ready to accept God’s gift of Salvation now? If so, believe in what Jesus Christ did for you on the cross, repent of your sins, and commit the rest of your life to Him. This is not a ritual, just a prayerful guideline for your sincere step of faith:

“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.” [emphasis added] SOURCE: http://www.allaboutgod.com/the-roman-road.htm

I did a quick search on Google, looking for the preceding quote. I placed the prayer in “quotation marks” (which returns exact results in a search). I was saddened to find 6,530 results!!! Folks, the preceding demonic prayer has been REPEATED 6,530 TIMES elsewhere on the internet!!! That is cause for spiritual alarm!!! That's how powerful heresy is!!! According to our text passage of Scripture, this is an accursed Gospel from AllAboutGod.com. It is cursed by God because it sends lost souls to Hell. What “AllAboutGod.com” teaches IS NOT WHAT THE APOSTLES ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THEN SAINTS (1st Corinthians 15:1-6). Therefore, it is a cursed gospel that must be exposed. We must “rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith” (Titus 1:10-13).

Here's a very short list of seven churches and one mission that I found online, who have apparently copied the exact quote from the AllAboutGod.com website. All these religious institutions are helping Satan to hinder folks from being saved. How can people be saved, if they cannot see the Gospel, because it has been OBSCURED by Alexandrian theology.

ALL of these churches and groups teach A FALSE GOSPEL (perverted Romans Road):

• Bible Way Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Herrick Baptist Church in Herrick, Illinois
• St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Lowell, Massachusetts
• San Bernardino City Mission in San Bernardino, California
• Real Life Church in Salem, Ohio
• Bethel Pentecostal Assembly in Goderich, Ontario
• Second Macedonia Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Let's examine this horrible perversion of the Romans Road. And may I say, it is also a horrible perversion of God's plan of salvation for man. The Gospel is “the simplicity that is in Christ” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).

Here are some gross theological errors taught in the FALSE Romans Road presentation in ALL of the churches I listed:

1. I AM TRULY SORRY.
2. I WANT TO TURN AWAY FROM MY PAST SINFUL LIFE TOWARD YOU.
3. HELP ME AVOID SINNING AGAIN.
4. I INVITE JESUS TO BECOME THE LORD OF MY LIFE, TO RULE AND REIGN IN MY HEART. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
5. PLEASE SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO HELP ME OBEY YOU, AND TO DO YOUR WILL FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

Ladies and gentleman, NONE of these things have anything to do with getting saved. None of these things comprise the Gospel. You could do all these things and still go to Hell. Jesus said: “YE MUST BE BORN-AGAIN”!!! (John 3:3-7). God hates all the politically correct garbage in our churches these days, which pushes manmade agendas like turning from sins, committing one's life to obey God for the rest of your life, inviting Jesus to become the Lord of your life and reign in your heart... ALL OF THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING SAVED!!!!!!!

Living a consecrated Christian life requires growth in grace (1st Peter 2:2), and is not mandated for salvation. What we have here is very simple... The Devil has intentionally combined and confused DISCIPLESHIP with SALVATION, to con men into living the Christian life, but without ever being born-again. Our Baptist churches are filled with dedicated lost religious people. Anything that obscures the light of the Gospel is a threat, an enemy and a grave danger to the cause of Jesus Christ!!! Let him who hath ears to hear, hear what I say!

And may I say, you DON'T have to ask the Holy Spirit to come to indwell you, that happens automatically the moment you trust the Savior (Romans 8:9; 1st John 3:24). And also, the fake Roman Road that I quoted to you, says to ask the Holy Spirit to help you OBEY His will for the rest of your life. Folks, this is NOT a part of the Gospel. You don't have to be willing to obey God for the rest of your life to be saved. Satan has crept into the churches! More than HALF of the 6,000 independent Baptist churches in America are now teaching the damned heresy which says to “turn away from sins” to be saved.

Repentance is always “toward God,” never from sin, to be saved. That is exactly what Acts 20:21 teaches. Acts 20:21, “Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Anyone who teaches that you must repent by turning away from your sins to be saved is a false prophet. You get saved by turning toward Jesus Christ in faith to be saved. Obviously you need to turn “FROM” something in order to turn “TO” the Gospel. But that something you turn FROM is not what saves you, nor is it a requirement to be saved, as many false prophets claim these days. If you place your faith in Christ's sacrifice on the cross, as payment for your sins, believing that Jesus was buried and bodily raised up three days later, you are immediately, permanently and forever saved!!! The man who believes has also repented! This is why we find the words “believe” and “believed” mentioned 85 times in the Gospel of John (which was written to convince men to be saved - Acts 20:31), but the word “repent” is never mentioned even once! John 20:31, “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” That's really good stuff, I hope you got all that.

In the bogus shallow and satanic ROMANS ROAD plan of salvation (as horribly presented by AllAboutGod.com), you are falsely required to commit your life to serve Christ from now on. You are also required to turn away from past sinful activities. This is the Devil's way of damnation, certainly not God's Gospel plan of salvation in Christ Jesus. God's gift of eternal life and forgiveness of sins are free gifts. They are a “FREE GIFTS.” Romans 5:15, “But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto man.” What a blessed Savior!!!

The following picture is worth 1,000 words. Eternal life is a GIFT from God. Romans 5:15 and 18 even call it a “FREE GIFT.” If a person has to turn away from intentional sinful behavior as a requirement to be saved, then it CANNOT be a gift, and it ceases to be GRACE. The Bible doctrine of forgiveness of sin and eternal life being A FREE GIFT is a forgotten TRUTH in most of today's churches...

Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”