“Repent and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” (Acts 3:19)

We can be converted to Christ in the same way people were converted in the first century. As the gospel spread (recorded in the book of Acts), many people rejected the good news about Jesus. However, we also learn what faithful people did in response to the preaching, in 10 separate examples.

Regardless of their religious, racial, or social background, the preacher, or the circumstances, they all displayed the same response to the gospel. Each one “obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which [they] were delivered.” (Romans 6:17) It was as if God were pouring each soul into a mold (from the word “form”), and they all came out looking the same – saved. The apostle Paul, who is one of the 10 examples*, later said that Jesus, in His mercy, showed “all longsuffering [toward him] as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.” (1 Timothy 1:16)

We see this pattern develop through the 10 cases as people hear the gospel being preached and respond to the message. On the table below, read the passages for each case and write in the verse that mentions it. [You may have to make some logical assumptions. For example, Peter told the Jews to repent (Acts 2:38), so when they followed his other instructions (Acts 2:41), we can infer that they also repented.]

When you finish, some of the spaces will be blank because the text simply doesn’t mention every detail of every example, but you should still see a pattern that matches what Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-20/Mark 16:16.

It is this pattern, given 10 times, that answers, “What must I do to be saved?”

Extra Study from the 10 Examples of Conversion in Acts

Believers	Acts…	Preacher	Location	Religious Background
3,000 Jews	2:1-47	Peter and the 12 apostles	Jerusalem	Devout Jews who had crucified Jesus
Samaritans	8:5-12	Philip the evangelist (from Acts 6:5)	Samaria	Mixed race with roots in Judaism
Simon	8:13	Philip	Samaria	Practicing magic; seeking men’s praise
Ethiopian	8:26-40	Philip	Wilderness	Apparently a Jewish proselyte
Saul	9:1-18; 22:1-16	Ananias	Damascus	Devout Jew persecuting Christians
Cornelius	10:1 - 11:18	Peter	Caesarea	Devout Roman; kind to Jews
Lydia	16:14-15	Paul, Silas, and Luke	Philippi	Not a Jewess; a worshiper of God
Jailer	16:25-34	Paul and Silas	Philippi	Unknown; likely pagan
Corinthians	18:8	Paul	Corinth	Mostly idolaters and immoral people
Ephesians	19:1-7	Paul	Ephesus	Disciples of John the Baptist

                                                              

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 Written by InkMan; quotes are from the New King James Version

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