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You won’t find it on a map, but a highway to heaven does exist. “The Roman Road” is explained in the Book of Romans in the Bible, and it tells how to go to heaven.
The road begins at Romans 1:16: “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” God is the source for our journey to heaven. He gives power for salvation to all who believe.
We need God’s power because we have a problem with sin: “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Sin means missing the mark or missing God’s intended destination for us. None of us can reach that destination on his or her own because everyone is a sinner.
When we work, we earn money. Sin earns wages as well—wages of death. Because God loves all sinners, He has provided another route: “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
The highway to heaven is found in Romans 10:9: “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” We need to confess our sin and ask God for forgiveness. To confess Jesus as Lord involves agreeing with God about your sin and your need for salvation. You must repent of your sin, turning away from the direction in life in which you are going. To “believe in your heart” is to place your faith in Jesus, trusting that He died on the
cross to pay for your sins—“God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
If you would like to have salvation in Jesus Christ, simply do what scriptures say's you need to to be saved. "confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead"
Salvation is imputed to you when you believe in the finished work of Christ. Just as the punishment for sin was imputed to Jesus, the same way His righteousness is imputed to us. Impute means it is done to you by someone else. So I see where you're coming from in your post, but I think a better title is, "How to receive salvation"
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