Augsburg clarification:

Without boring you with the ENTIRETY of the context behind the statement
about "baptism necessary for salvation" as was quoted from that particular
translation of the confession, here is the LCMS official position:
"Perhaps we can make a couple of points that seem pertinent to the
issue(s) you have raised. First, as you have implied in your letter, it
seems important to note that while Baptism is God's gracious means of
conveying to human beings His saving grace revealed to us in Jesus Christ
our Savior, it is not the only means. On the basis of the Scriptures we
teach that the spoken Word of the Gospel (Rom. 1:16-17; 10:17) and the
Lord's Supper (Matt. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; 1 Cor. 11) are also means of
grace."
http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=3967

Oh, and if you *MUST* confess with your mouth to be saved, then infants
who die go to hell...and so do the mute.

Blessings,
Randy