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He can speak for himself but I really don't think he's saying water baptism literally pays the price for salvation.
There are things to be done to be saved that are not you trying to buy your salvation. It depends on the sermon you are hearing. If the sermon you hear says get in the water and your sins will be forgiven then that's what you have to do or you're not going to receive salvation.
If a person is told a legitimate, Biblical way of how to get saved and yet they refuse to do it. That person will not receive salvation. And it has nothing to do with water being the payment that buys salvation. It has everything to do with that person not really believing or wanting what he heard.
DJ can tell us plainly if he means water baptism literally pays the required price for salvation.
There are things to be done to be saved that are not you trying to buy your salvation. It depends on the sermon you are hearing. If the sermon you hear says get in the water and your sins will be forgiven then that's what you have to do or you're not going to receive salvation.
If a person is told a legitimate, Biblical way of how to get saved and yet they refuse to do it. That person will not receive salvation. And it has nothing to do with water being the payment that buys salvation. It has everything to do with that person not really believing or wanting what he heard.
DJ can tell us plainly if he means water baptism literally pays the required price for salvation.
if one says, This work must be done in order to be saved.
They are using that work as a means to pay for salvation.
They can twist it however they want, but math always wins.
When Paul says it is not by works of righteousness by which we were saved, but by his mercy, because GOD washed us and gave us new life. he means it,
Water baptism is a work of righteousness, Thus it is not involved, period. end of story.