The Confession

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows:  “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’  (that is, to bring Christ down), or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’  (that is to bring Christ up from the dead.”

But what does it say?  “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” –that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. 

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.”

Romans 10:8-11

There is only one confession of any consequence to Christians.  That is the confession that Jesus Christ is Lord and that God raised Him from the dead.  We believe this and we are saved.  Faith alone leads to salvation. 

We should not confuse the confessing of our sins with this the true confession.  Yes, we may still confess our sins, but the true confession leading to salvation is that of our faith in Jesus Christ.