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What Baptism Pictures
Baptism is not what saves you. It is a picture of something that already happened the moment you trusted Jesus. This session walks through what that picture actually shows.
The Foundation
What You're Actually Doing
The Picture
Buried and Raised
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:4, ESV
The Symbol Runs Deep
Old Life, New Life
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians 3:27, ESV
Why Water?
A Picture Older Than You'd Think
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 3:21, ESV
All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
1 Corinthians 10:2, ESV
The Meaning
What This Means for You
Pause and Think About This