Baptism as Death and Resurrection

We’ve learned already that as Christians, we are to die to our sinful nature and come alive to righteousness in Christ through the Holy Spirit. In essence, this is what baptism symbolises.

Read Romans 6:1-4. 

• How does this passage associate baptism with death and resurrection?

• What should our attitude towards our sin be as we come to be baptised?

 

Dying to our selves goes back to the teaching of Jesus. Let’s consider what he said about it in our next passage.