There truly is no salvation where there is no recognition of sin and a confession of the righteousness of God in the just punishment of it - James R. White

“There truly is no salvation where there is no recognition of sin and a confession of the righteousness of God in the just punishment of it. There may be great religious fervor and a lot of “Christian talk,” but unless a person confesses that God is right to punish sin, and that he or she is a guilty sinner, completely deserving of eternal death, there is no true faith, no true repentance, no true salvation.” 

― James R. White

The God Who Justifies