Colossians 2:12
Colossians 2:12
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Romans 6:4 speaks of being "buried with him in baptism" and raised to walk in newness of life. Baptism symbolizes both death and resurrection—death to sin and resurrection to a new life in Christ. Through baptism, the believer publicly identifies with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. It is a powerful symbol of the believer’s old life being buried, and a new life emerging through faith in Christ. This act signifies the believer’s commitment to walk in the newness of life, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Baptism is not just a ritual, but a spiritual reality that marks the believer’s full participation in the redemptive work of Christ. The water of baptism represents the cleansing from sin, while the resurrection symbolizes the new life that comes through faith in Christ. Baptism is the beginning of a transformed life, one that is lived in obedience to God and empowered by His Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Matthew 3:16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him.
Romans 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Acts 11:16
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.