Process of Salvation

Some preachers have accused us of ripping verses out of context and stringing them together like pearls to come up with the 5 steps to salvation. Please read Acts 2:22-38 and you will see

(1) Peter's command for them to hear.
(2) They were pricked to the heart, which proves they believed.
(3) They verbally showed they believed [confessed] by asking "what shall we do?"
(4) they were told to repent.
(5) they were told to be baptized.

There you have the whole plan of salvation in one passage, left completely in context. The result of following these things is that they were added to the church and saved (2:41-47).

Examples of Conversions

1. Pentecost—Acts 2:22 & 36-47
2. Samaria—Acts 8:4-13
3. Ethiopian eunuch—Acts 8:26-39
4. Paul (Saul)—Acts 9:1-20 & 22:6-16
5. Cornelius—Acts 10:1-48 & 11:1-18
6. Lydia—Acts 16:13-15
7. Philippian jailer—Acts 16:23-34
8. Corinthians—Acts 18:8

What Must One Do To Be Saved?

Certainly it is impossible to reduce the whole gospel to a formula, but there are essentials to the process that God asks us to do. Here are some of those.

Hear: Romans 10:17, Matthew 7:24-27
Believe: Hebrews 11:6, Mark 16:15-16 (Not just faith only—James 2:24, John 12:42)
Repent: Acts 2:38, 17:30, Luke 13:3
Confess: Matthew 10:32-33, Acts 8:36-37
Be Baptized: Click on link for a few verses.
Remain Loyal and Faithful: Revelation 2:10