Question 6
The Correct Answer Is: FALSE
Romans 10:9-10: "9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Acts 8:36-38: "36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" 37 Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.""
Confession in scripture can mean different things. 1 John 1:9 does teach a confession of sins to God. James 5:16 does teach that we can confess our faults one to another so that others can pray for us. But both of those passages are talking to people who are already Christians, not ones who are seeking to become Christians. The confession that concerns salvation is one where we acknowledge before others about our faith in Christ and desire to be baptized. This confession doesn't require a large group, or a meeting of the church, for the Ethiopian eunuch simply confessed his faith before Philip. Confession of our faith in Jesus as the Son of God, the one whom God raised from the dead, is said to result in salvation. The reason it results in salvation is that the confession will cause others to know that we're now ready to be baptized. So confession of faith in Jesus by someone looking to become a Christian is what the scriptures say will lead to righteousness and to salvation.