What does Paul make plain in Romans chapter 6 about believers and Christ's death, burial, and resurrection?
Paul makes plain believers must be identified with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:4 states we are buried with Him by baptism into death; as Christ was raised by Father's glory, we walk in newness of life. This baptism isn't water but Holy Spirit, and only God's power gives new life.
Les teaches that Romans chapter 6 makes it plain believers must be identified with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. He compares this to Israel's separation from Egypt and passage through the Red Sea as a typical burial—their death to Egypt—coming out on the other side even as Christ came from the grave, and we too. In Romans 6:4, Paul says we are buried with Him by baptism into death, and as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, we also walk in newness of life. Les is convinced this is not water baptism, because water baptism cannot do what Paul is talking about and no baptism can give new life; only the power of God can. He identifies it as the baptism of the Holy Spirit that Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians chapter 12.
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.
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What does baptism into death mean in Romans 6:4?
The baptism of Romans 6:4 is God seeing believers buried with Christ in the tomb; as Christ was buried, we were buried in the mind of God.