For We Know that our Old Self was Crucified with Him

In verse 3 of Chapter 6 ...Paul ask a question: "Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?"

Did you know that water Baptism by immersion symbolises that we are being buried with Christ so that we may be raised in "new" life in Jesus?  That is why many pastors say, " The old is gone" when the lay you back underwater.  When they raise you out of the water they say," the new has come."

So Baptism is an outward symbol of a inward transformation.When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior....we are Baptised to symbolize our death of Self...our death of sin....to be raised to live a new life with Christ.

Verse 6-7 says,"For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin."

I pray that our Baptism is more than just a symbol...but a true life change,