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Romans 6:3-6: The apostle Paul spoke to the church at Rome about baptism – something they had already submitted to. In his discussion of what they had already done, Paul explains other things involved in the rite of baptism:
- It is “into Christ Jesus” – meaning that a person cannot be transferred into the grace of Jesus apart from baptism.
- It is “into His death” – meaning that a person cannot live with Jesus until that person has first died with Jesus.
- Baptism is “buried with Him” – a person cannot be raised to life until he has first been buried.
- Baptism is the step prior to walking “in newness of life” – meaning that our new life with Christ cannot begin until first we have been baptized.
- Baptism allows us to be “united with Him in the likeness of His death” so that we can be also “in the likeness of His resurrection.” Resurrection cannot precede death.
- Baptism is the point in which “our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with.” Our sin is not removed before we are baptized.
- Baptism sets us free from slavery to sin.
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