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What are the eternal laws that govern salvation?

First you believe in God. Second believe in Jesus. Believe that he died for our sins, and that he was resurrected. Admit that you are a sinner in need of a savior, and ask for forgiveness. Evidence of a person’s acceptance of Christ would manifest in that person’s life and forsake their old life (whatever problems that would have included).

Which is what I was taught as a Baptist. But important to remember that none of these religions have ever spoken directly to God. None. So, have pretty created their own concept of God and that's what they worship.

What the Baptist taught me was woefully incomplete.

Believing is the first step. After that comes baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.

Matt 3
13 ¶Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

Baptism by someone who has authority from God to baptize.

Acts 8
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

What Peter was conferring through laying on their hands was the "Gift of the Holy Ghost". This is beyond what everyone else can experience. The Gift is very real and allows personal revelation from our Heavenly Father through the Holy Ghost.

This is the mark that God puts on members of Christ's true Church. The fake churches have no idea what it is, but there it is being given by Peter. They rationalize it away because they think when they see "Holy Ghost" it all means the same thing.

The next think after baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, is to repent of our sins, and obey the commandments of Christ. We have to move toward perfecting our selves. This means we become like Jesus. Like God.

Becoming perfect in our faith and deeds is the whole the reason Jesus established His Church. The true Church is a vehicle to help you become perfect in faith.

Jesus' own words: Matt 5
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

We are commanded to be like God. To love all men, forgive all men, to become as little children, and all other Godly traits.

Paul taught:
Eph 4
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

The Catholic church twisted the meaning of "saints". Saints referred to all the members of Christ's Church, not just to a select few.

Jesus gave an insight into the judgment in Matt 25. Starting with verse 34. He doesn't say, enter into heaven because you believed really hard. He granted them salvation because they did what they were supposed to do. And denied it to those that didn't do what they were supposed to do.

Does what is being taught about only having to believe match up with what Jesus Christ Himself has said about His criteria for salvation?