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Romans 10:9-10 tells us:   "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

I believe that the confession with the mouth is to be backed up with a continuous, lifelong expression of the Jesus who is in our hearts. It is not only a spoken confession but is demonstrated in our actions daily, a moment by moment obedience to the words of Jesus.

In 1 John 4:2 we read:  "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:"

It is our spirit that confesses. It's the impression that others get when they're near us. Do they see love, honesty, joy, peace and righteousness in our every action, or do they see a discrepancy between what we say we believe and how we conduct our lives? Do they perceive the Holy Spirit? Or do they see the flesh in us? Which spirit do we possess?

Daily we are told to take up our cross and follow Him. (Mark 8:34) That means dying to our own earthly desires and actions and living each moment according to Jesus' words and example. I believe that this is the "confession" we make that says we really believe in our hearts. And this confession leads us to salvation.