Question 26 :: How does baptism unite us with Jesus?

Answer:

Baptism unites a believer with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. We die to our old self and raise as a new creation.

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Children:

Baptism unites a believer with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

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Romans 6:3-4

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

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Commentary: Baptism is a picture of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.  In baptism we unite ourselves with Jesus (Romans 6). We bury our sinful lives in the water. We are entirely forgiven and sin’s power over us is defeated.  We rise to new life to be lived with Jesus in obedience to God. God places his Spirit within us. Our baptism demonstrates our faith in Jesus and submission to God in obedience.

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Further Study:

Acts 2:38-39; Romans 6:1-10; Galatians 3:26-28; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 2:11-12; 1 Peter 3:21