Romans 6:3-4
Romans 6 :3 -4
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
— NIV
Speaker: Paul
Context
Paul's theology of baptism as participation in Christ's death and resurrection.
Romans 6:3-4
Baptism as Death and Resurrection—Paul’s theology of sacramental participation.
Dying and Rising with Christ
Paul interprets baptism as spiritual death and resurrection with Christ. Going under the water symbolizes burial; emerging symbolizes resurrection to new life. This shapes Christian understanding of baptism as transformative union with Christ.