Galatians 3:27: “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
Romans 6:3-4: “Or are you ignorant that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? We have been buried therefore with Him through baptism into His death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we might walk in newness of life.”
Colossians 2:12: “Buried together with Him in baptism, in which also you were raised together through the faith of the operation of God, who raised Him from the dead.”
Faith and baptism are the means by which we enter into Christ. Galatians 3:27 declares that through baptism we have put on Christ, signifying our identification with Him. This putting on of Christ means we are no longer merely ourselves but are united with Christ in both His death and resurrection.
Romans 6:3-4 further elaborates that through baptism, we are immersed into Christ’s death, experiencing the termination of our old life. Just as Christ was raised, we too are raised to walk in newness of life. This is not merely a ritual but a profound spiritual reality that we enter into by faith.
Colossians 2:12 ties faith and baptism together. Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith, and through it, we are joined to the operation of God, who raised Christ from the dead. This dual experience of faith and baptism identifies us fully with Christ, enabling us to live in His resurrection life and express Him in our daily living.
Thoughts of the day/Main Points:
– Faith enables us to believe into Christ and partake of His life.
– Baptism signifies our union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection.
– By baptism, we put on Christ and are no longer merely ourselves but Christ-men.
– Faith and baptism together identify us with Christ’s redemptive work.
– Walking in newness of life is the outcome of entering into Christ by faith and baptism.
Prayer Confessions:
Thank You, Lord, for the gift of faith that enables me to believe into You.
Thank You for baptism, which identifies me with Your death, burial, and resurrection.
Lord, remind me daily that I have put on Christ and am no longer my old self.
Strengthen my walk in newness of life, expressing You in all things.
May my life be a testimony of being united with You by faith and baptism, Amen.
