Covenant is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “a formal, solemn, and binding agreement.” it may be written or verbal.
When a person confesses Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior he becomes an heir to the covenant of salvation. Jesus Christ shed his blood on the cross to provide a means by which sinful man could come into union with a holy God.
The steps to this union are:
believe, confess, repent, be baptized