What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Acts 16:30

Not Enough To Be

Jesus Must Be Savior
Saved by His blood - Matt. 26:28; Heb. 9:22; 1 Pet. 1:19; Rev. 1:5

Baptized into Christ - Gal. 3:27

In A Way
Own way - Prov. 16:25;  Jere. 10:23; Judges 17:6.
Popular way - Matt. 7:13, 14.

Believe in Jesus as Son of God
Born of the virgin Mary - Matt. 1:18-25; Lk. 1:26-35
Belief in Sonship necessary - John 3:36; 5:24; 20:30,31; Matt. 16:16

All Spiritual Blessings In Christ - Eph. 1:3

Religious - Acts 8:26-39

Count The Cost - Lk. 14:25-33.

Eternal Life is in Christ - 1 Jno. 5:11

Honest - Acts 23:1; 22:16; 1 Tim. 1:15

Repent - 2 Cor. 7:10; Lk. 13:3, 5; Acts 3:19; 17:30

Salvation is in Christ - 2 Tim. 2:10

Morally Good -
Cornelius a good moral man - Acts 10:1-6
Not saved - Acts 11:14, 15; 10:48.

Confess - Matt. 10:32, 33; Mk. 8:38; Rom. 10:9, 10; Acts 8:37.

New Creature in Christ - 2 Cor. 5:17

Believer
Believing God exists is not enough - Heb. 11:6; Jas. 2:19.
Belief must lead to action - Jas. 2:14-26; Heb. 11:4, 5, 7, 9-10, 17-20).

Baptized - Mk. 16:16; Acts 10:48; 1 Pet. 3:21; Acts 16:30-33; 8:12, 13; 10:48; 18:8.
Who - Matt. 28:19, 20; Mk. 16:15, 16
No record of infant baptism. Infants cannot believe, repent, confess, be immersed.
Purpose - Acts 2:38; 22:16; Gal. 3:26, 27; Rom. 6:3, 4.
How - Rom. 6:3,4; Col. 2:12; Matt. 3:16; Jno. 3:23. The Greek word  "baptizo" means "to immerse."

Blessed Are The Dead in Christ - Rev. 14:13

Almost Persuaded
Near not good enough - Acts 26:27-29
Knowing not good enough - Jas. 4:17
Heart can become harden - Heb. 3:13
Death can come at any time - Prov. 27:1; Jas. 4:14.

Added To Church - Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 12:13;
Church is body of Christ - Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22,23; 1 Cor. 12:14-31.
Christ is the head of the church - Eph. 5:23; Col. 1:18.
Christ died for church - Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25.
Church and kingdom are the same in Christian age - Matt. 3:2; 4:17; Mk. 9:1; Lk. 24:49; Acts 1:6-8; 2:4; 8:12; Col. 1:13; Heb. 12:28; 1 Cor. 15:24-28.

No Condemnation in Christ - Rom. 8:1
Nothing can stop God from loving us in Christ - Rom. 8:35-39.
Condemnation comes if we stop loving God and doing God's will - Matt. 7:21; Heb. 3:12.
Admonish to keep ourselves in love of God - Jude 21

 

After Conversion

Acts 2:28; Acts 22:16 - Saved - past sins

1 Tim. 4:16; Rev. 2:10 - Saved Eternally

Things To Remember

God Wants You To

New Creature - 2 Cor. 5:17
Arise from water to live new life - Rom. 6:3, 4; Col. 2:12; 3:1,2; 3:5-20; Eph. 5:3-21

Love Him First - Matt. 22:37; 10:37-39.
Obey Him - Matt. 7:21-27; Eccles. 12:13; 1 Jno. 2:1-4.
Hearken to His Son - Matt. 17:1-5; Heb. 1:2; Lk. 6:46; Jno. 14:15; Heb. 5:9

Begin as babes in Christ - 1 Pet. 2:1,2; 1 Cor. 3:1,2
Expected to grow - 1 Pet. 2:2

Study inspired word - 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:21; 2 Tim. 2:15; Acts 17:11; Psa. 1:1; Read Psa. 119:1-176

Temptation - 1 Pet. 5:8; Matt. 4:1-1l; 1 Cor. 10:13; Jas. 4:7, 8

Pray - Phil. 4:6-7; 1 Thess. 5:17; Col. 4:2; Rom. 12:12; Matt. 6:5-13; 7:7-11

Possibility of Falling
Warnings - 1 Cor. 10:12; 9:27; Heb. 3:12; Jas. 5:19, 20; Gal. 5:4
How To Prevent
Add Christian graces - 2 Pet. 1:5-11
Fellowship with strong Christians - Psa. 1:1; 1 Cor. 15:33 
Lean on God - Psa. 46:1; Heb. 13:5,6; Psa. 121:1,2.
Confess our sins - 1 Jno. 1:8, 10; 2:1-2; Acts 8:22
Examples of apostasy - 2 Tim. 4:10; 5:1-11; 1 Tim. 1:18, 19

Assemble - Acts 2:46; 5:42; Heb. 10:24, 25
Give - 1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 9:6,7
Pray & Sing - Acts 2:42; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; 1 Cor. 4:6; Deut. 4:2.
Lord's Supper
Instituted by Jesus - Matt. 26:26-30.
To be eaten by Christians in memory of Jesus - 1 Cor.11:23-26.
Sign of unity - 1 Cor. 10:16, 17
Proclamation of second coming - 1 Cor.11:26.
Self-examination - 1 Cor. 11:28.
Eaten on first day of week - Sunday - Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:2

Representative of God & Jesus - Matt. 5:13-16; 2 Cor. 3:2; 1 Tim. 4:12; Phil. 2:15.

Save & help others -   Matt. 28:19, 20; Mk. 16:15. Gal. 6:10; Jas. 1:27; 1 Jno. 3:17,18.; Matt. 25:31-46; Gal. 6:1,2.

Christ Your Example - Heb. 12:1-2
We should follow in His footsteps - 1 Pet. 2:21.
This means we shall suffer persecution -Jno.15:20; 2 Tim. 3:12.

Follow the new Covenant - Heb. 8:1-11
Old Testament not binding - Heb. 10:9, 10; 9:15-17; Gal. 5:4.
Written for our learning - Rom. 15:4.

Do not worry, trust God - Matt. 6:25-34; 10:29, 30; Phil 4:4-6; 1 Pet. 5:7

Grow to maturity in Christ - Heb. 5:11-14; Eph. 4:11-14.

Holy Spirit dwells in Christian
Promised - Acts 2:38; 5:32
Incentive to holiness - 1 Cor. 6:19, 20
Pledge of our inheritance - Eph. 1:13, 14
Sign of Sonship - Gal. 4:6.
Helps us to pray - Rom. 8:26, 27.
Produces a harvest in the Christian - Gal. 5:22, 23.
Raises the mortal body of the Christian - Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 15:49-53.

Be ready for Christ's coming and judgment
Christ is coming again - Acts 1:11; Heb. 9:28; Matt. 24:36; 25:12
All men will be raised - John 5:28, 29; 6:39-44; 1 Cor. 15:20-22.
Righteous will receive new spiritual bodies - 1 Cor. 15:49-58; Phil. 3:20, 21.
Christ will judge the world - 2 Cor. 5:10; Acts 17:30
Righteous rewarded with eternal life - Matt. 25:46; Gal. 6:9; Rev. 2:10.
Wicked punished - Matt. 10:28; 25:41, 46; 2 Thess. 1:8, 9; Rev.  20:14, 15; 21:8

Seek the kingdom (the church) first - Matt. 6:33

Enjoy eternal life in heaven - Jno.14:1-3; 14:13; Matt. 5:10-12; Rev. 21:1-22:5; Gal. 6:8, 9.