Steps to salvation. 

1. BELIEVE. Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God who died and rose again.

Birth: Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.

Life: John 1:12  But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name.

Death: 2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and will present us [along] with you in His presence.

1 John 5:1 Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves the child born of Him.

2. RECEIVE.  Repent and accept by faith the gift of salvation.
                        
Acts 3:19 So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day]

Galations 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion];  it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body  I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
              
Acts 4:12  And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].”


3. BECOME.  The gift of the Holy Spirit will make you His child and transform you into His likeness.

1 John 3:10  By this the children of God and the children of the devil are clearly identified: anyone who does not practice righteousness [who does not seek God’s will in thought, action, and  purpose] is not of God, nor is the one who does not [unselfishly] love his [believing] brother.
                        
Romans 6:15  For if we have become one with Him [permanently united] in the likeness of His death, we will also certainly be [one with Him and share fully] in the likeness of His resurrection.

4. REJOICE IN YOUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST!