Sure, it does.
Read Romans 10:8 carefully - But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): Again, not the same and also not two separate steps to salvation but chronologically together. Confession is a confirmation of faith and not a work for salvation after one believes unto righteousness.
Unlike repentance and faith, faith and baptism are not two sides to the same coin and if you have one you don't automatically have the other.
The word of faith is in our mouth and in our heart TOGETHER which does not mean the word of faith is in our mouth but not in our heart or in our heart but not in our mouth, which makes them chronologically together.
Again, I don't teach salvation by faith only per James 2:24. James is refuting an empty profession of faith/dead faith and not genuine faith. (James 2:14-20) I teach salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9) which does not mean that we never repented or that the word of faith is in our heart but not in our mouth.
More church of Christ indoctrination. Now in regard to the sinner's prayer, simply reciting the words of a sinner's prayer in of itself will not accomplish anything. I must have prayed the sinner's prayer 20 different times with Pat Robertson while watching the 700 Club when I was a teenager, yet nothing happened. Why? Because there was no repentance immediately followed by faith. Such a prayer needs to include what a person knows, understands, and believes about their sinfulness and need for salvation, followed by repentance/faith.
For a person who comes to the realization that he is lost and in need of Jesus Christ to save him, he may obtain salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone. He needs to understand that Jesus Christ paid the penalty for his sins by His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary, was buried, and rose again the third day, and he needs to make a genuine and willful decision to totally trust in Jesus as the ALL-sufficient means of their salvation in order to be saved. In doing this he is calling on the name of the Lord to save him.
Now if subsequent to such a decision, the person would like to pray what some call a "sinner’s prayer," (calling on the name of the Lord to save him in prayer) he may do so, as long as he understands that it was his decision to trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation that apprehends his salvation and not simply reciting a prayer in of itself, as if it's a magical formula to recite a set of words, but prayer may be used to call upon the name of the Lord.
Here is an excellent article on Acts 22:16 - https://kentbrandenburg.blogspot.com/2015/03/acts-2216-baptism-essential-for.html
Who was Jesus addressing in Matthew 15:9?
Matthew 15:1 - Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: 8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
You just don't have eyes to see.
