BAPTIZED INfO CHRIST
Joel Finck
Scripture Reading: Romans
6:3, 4
It is truly sad that one
of the most precious truths of Scripture is also one of the least
understood. The truth we are referring to is the believer's
identification with Christ.
In today's text (Romans
6:3, 4), we read of our baptism into Christ. Unfortunately, most
commentators, and therefore most Christians, do not understand the
true meaning of "baptism." To these, baptism always means
"water," but the original word actually means
"identification." This can be demonstrated from I
Corinthians 10:2, "And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud
and in the sea." The children ofIsrael were not made wet in the
sea, but they were identified with Moses' leadership through the Red
Sea experience.
Likewise, when we trust
in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, the Holy Spirit
baptizes (identifies) us into the Body of Christ (I Corinthians
12:13). This is why Romans 6:3 says we "were baptized
(identified) into his death." This means Christ's death for our
sins is made affective in our life. Next, we are identified with His
burial ("buried with him by baptism into death" Romans
6:4a). When Christ's human body, laden with the sins of the world,
was put away in that tomb, it is as though we were there too.
Finally, we are identified with His resurrection "that like as
Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so
we should walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4b).
How tragic that many
Christians miss these blessed truths and substitute a man-made water
ceremony for troe, spiritual baptism.
How God Saves
Men
Believing
Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing
Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s SALVATION.
Read
Romans 1:16, Romans 10:9-10 and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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