Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered
Union With Christ in Baptism
Into whose name are believers to be baptized? BR-ASI9 61.9
“Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.” Matthew 28:19, R.V. BR-ASI9 61.10
When believers are baptized into Christ, whom do they put on? BR-ASI9 62.1
“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Galatians 3:27. BR-ASI9 62.2
Into what experience are those baptized who are baptized into Christ? BR-ASI9 62.3
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” Romans 6:3. BR-ASI9 62.4
Note.—Baptism is a gospel ordinance commemorating the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. In baptism public testimony is given to the effect that the one baptized has been crucified with Christ, buried with Him, and is raised with Him to walk in newness of life. Only one mode of baptism can rightly represent these facts of experience, and that is immersion—the mode followed by Christ and the primitive church. BR-ASI9 62.5
How is such a baptism described? BR-ASI9 62.6
“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.” Romans 6:4. BR-ASI9 62.7
How fully are we thus united with Christ in His experience of death and resurrection? BR-ASI9 62.8
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection.” Romans 6:5. BR-ASI9 62.9
What will follow this union with Christ? BR-ASI9 62.10
“Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.” Romans 6:8. BR-ASI9 62.11
In what working of God is faith to be exercised in connection with baptism? BR-ASI9 62.12
“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.” Colossians 2:12. BR-ASI9 62.13