Into what does Romans 6:3 say we are baptized?
Romans 6:3 says believers are baptized into Jesus Christ, not into the church or a denomination, and specifically into His death. This is not a water baptism; it is the work of the Spirit of God putting a person into the body of Christ.
Les explains that Romans 6:3 answers the question by saying believers are baptized into Jesus Christ, not into the church or a denomination. He emphasizes that water cannot put anyone into the body of Christ; this must be the work of the Spirit of God and not water. The verse also says we were baptized into His death. Les then connects this to Paul's terminology, noting that the body of Christ is a strictly Pauline term, and he points to 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 1 where the body of Christ and the church, which is His body, are made plain.
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
What does it mean to be baptized into Christ in Romans 6:3?
Being baptized into Christ means being identified with His death, burial, and resurrection. It is an invisible, spiritual work of God in the soul and spirit, not an outward water ritual. Through it believers are placed into Christ, made a new being, and raised in resurrection power.
What are believers baptized into, according to this teaching?
According to this teaching, believers are baptized into Jesus Christ—not into a denomination or a church. Being placed in Christ means they are identified with His death, buried with Him, and resurrected with Him to new life, all by God's power, not by water baptism.
More Questions
Why is Romans 6:3 not about water baptism?
The baptism 'into Jesus Christ' in Romans 6:3 cannot be water baptism, because water cannot put a person into the body of Christ; it has to be the work of the Spirit of God.
What does being baptized into Jesus Christ mean in Romans 6:3?
In Paul's language, being baptized into Jesus Christ means being baptized, engulfed, or inundated by Christ's death.
Were Christians baptized into the church or into Christ?
In Romans 6:3 Paul says we were baptized into Jesus Christ, not into the church or a denomination.