Yet, we cannot receive salvation without meeting the conditions upon which the gift is promised. Yes, there is a call to believe. Those who follow God's plan are not simply asked to change the ideas they believe to be true. Their entire lives are to affirm this change of conviction. Belief is an inner change, whereas repentance is an inner resolution which shows on the outside of one's life.
Confession is a public commitment to that belief and determined change of lifestyle.
Such an emphasis is justified for there are more than one hundred passages in the New Testament which mention the word baptism in one of its forms. F.F. Bruce, the noted New Testament scholar, has observed that the idea of an unbaptized Christian is simply not entertained by the New Testament. Some will choose to come to Christ in faith and obedience and be saved. These will not be lost because they were marked for condemnation, but because that is the path they chose. Your decision about Christ is the greatest decision of your life.