The text of Romans 10:6-10 cannot be used to support the modern way of asking people to invite Jesus into their hearts and to pray the Sinners' Prayer. Instead, what it teaches is a confession that realizes the Lordship of Christ in all of life, and which is backed with faith and repentance.

The gospel is vanishing in God's church. Preaching and teaching has become shallower and lacks an urgent call to repentance. Nonchalant attitudes lead to false assurance of salvation. Pastors must remember that their contribution to the church either builds or breaks her. Recovering the gospel is essential to building the church of God.