 This may bother some, but if salvation is what you want, then it shouldn't be too difficult for people to swallow. You absolutely must confess that Jesus is God in order to be saved. Even if you don't understand how this works, the Bible says in Deuteronomy 4, 35, and 39 that the Lord is God, there is no other. And told in Romans 10, 9, that if you confess, you must confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord in order to be saved. Unless you think that he is a Lord, well, we're told that there's only one faith, one baptism, and one Lord. And then reading further down in verse 13, we're told that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. And he is the Lord over all lords. And so it is imperative that you believe that Jesus is the Lord, meaning Jesus is God. And that is a requirement for salvation.