What Man Must Do and Why
           
Hear Believe Repent Confess Be Baptized Obey
  Commanded Commanded   Commanded Commanded
           
  Acts 16:31; Hebrews 11:6 Acts 2:38; 17:30; 26:20   Acts 10:48 Philippians 2:12
           
To come to God To please God To gain times of refreshing To be confessed before God Rejoiced afterwards  
           
John 6:45 Hebrews 11:6 Acts 3:19 Matthew 10:32-33 Acts 8:39  
           
    Brings joy in heaven To be confessed before angels    
           
    Luke 15:7 Luke 12:8    
           
      To give glory to God    
           
      Philippians 2:11    
           
Know we are in Him Become sons of God To be converted To be in God Into Christ, To put on Christ Sons of the Most High
           
I John 5:20 John 12:36; Galatians 3:26 Acts 3:19 I John 4:15 Galatians 3:27 Luke 6:35
           
  Obtained an introduction     Made disciples  
           
  Romans 5:2     Matthew 28:19; John 4:1  
           
Fellow heirs Heirs of the Kingdom     Into the church  
           
Ephesians 3:6 James 2:5     Acts 2:41; I Corinthians 12:13  
           
        Enter kingdom  
           
        John 3:5  
             
        Into Christ?s death  
           
        Romans 6:3; Colossians 2:12  
           
For salvation For salvation Leads to salvation Unto salvation Now saves Saves
           
Romans 1:16; I Corinthians 15:1-2; Ephesians 1:13 Mark 16:16; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:13 II Corinthians 2:10 Romans 10:9-10 I Peter 3:21 Philippians 2:12; Hebrews 5:9
           
          Saved us  
           
        Titus 3:5  
           
For eternal life For eternal life Unto life To lay hold of eternal life To walk in newness of life To enter into life
           
John 5:24; 6:68; 17:3;Philippians 2:16; II Timothy 1:10; I John 5:20 John 3:15-16; 5:24; 6:35, 40, 47; 11:25; 20:31; I Timothy 1:16 Acts 11:18 I Timothy 6:12 Romans 6:4; Revelation 22:14 Matthew 19:16-17; John 5:29; 8:12; 10:27-28; Romans 2:7; Galatians 6:8; I Timothy 4:8; 6:19; I Peter 3:10; Revelation 2:10; 20:12
           
Knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of sins Forgiveness of sins For forgiveness of sin   For forgiveness of sin  
           
Luke 1:77 Acts 10:43; 26:18 Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; 5:31   Acts 2:38  
           
Forgiveness of sins proclaimed          
           
Acts 13:38          
           
Cleansed Cleansed To blot out sin   Sin done away with Purified
           
Ephesians 5:26 Acts 15:9 Acts 3:19   Romans 6:6; Colossians 2:11 I Peter 1:22
           
        Freed from sin  
           
        Romans 6:7  
           
        Wash away sin  
           
        Acts 22:16; Ephesians 5:26  
           
  Unto righteousness        
           
  Romans 4:5; 10:10        
           
Sanctifies Sanctified     You were sanctified  
           
John 17:17 Acts 26:18     I Corinthians 6:11  
           
  Justified     You were justified Justified
           
  Romans 3:26-30; 5:1; Galatians 2:16; 3:8, 24     I Corinthians 6:11 Romans 2:13; James 2:21, 24-25
           
To be born again       Washing of regeneration  
           
I Peter 1:23       Titus 3:5  
           
        Born of water  
           
        John 3:5  
           
  To prevent dying in sin To prevent perishing     To avoid vengeance
           
  John 8:24 Luke 13:3,5     II Thessalonians 1:8
           
Fellow partakers of the promise Receive the promise of the Spirit To receive the gift of the Spirit   To receive the gift of the Spirit  
           
Ephesians 3:6 Galatians 3:14 Acts 2:38   Acts 2:38  
           
           
           
           
A Harmony of Action
Hear Believe Repent Confess Be Baptized Obey
  Combined with hearing     Combined with hearing  
           
  Acts 13:48; 18:8; Galatians 3:2     Acts 2:40-41; 8:12, 35-38; 16:32-33; 18:8; Ephesians 5:26  
           
To believe   Combined with faith Combined with faith Combined with faith Combined with faith
           
Romans 10:14, 17   Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21 Acts 8:37; Romans 10:9-10 Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12-13, 36-38; 16:30-33; 18:8; 19:4-5; Galatians 3:26-27; Colossians 2:12 John 3:36; Romans 1:5; 16:26; James 2:24
           
Combined with faith          
           
Acts 13:48; 18:8; Romans 10:8; Galatians 3:2          
           
  Combined with repentance     Combined with repentance Combined with repentance
           
  Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21     Acts 2:38 Matthew 21:28-31; Acts 26:20; Revelation 2:5
           
Hear Believe Repent Confess Be Baptized Obey
  Combined with confession     Combined with confession  
           
  Acts 8:37; Romans 10:9-10     Acts 8:36-38  
           
Taught prior to baptism To be baptized Combined with baptism Combined with baptism    
           
Acts 2:40-41; Acts 8:12, 35-37; 16:32-33 Acts 8:36-37 Acts 2:38 Acts 8:36-38    
           
Combined with baptism Combined with baptism        
           
Ephesians 5:26 Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12-13, 36-38; 18:8; 19:4-5; Galatians 3:26-27; Colossians 2:12        
           
Must be combined with works Must be combined with works Must be combined with works      
           
James 1:22 James 2:24; Romans 1:5; 16:26 Matthew 21:28-31; Acts 26:20; Revelation 2:5