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NASB | Romans 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 6:4 We have therefore been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life [abandoning our old ways]. |
Bible Question: It's my contention that Paul is talking about baptism in view of sanctification here in Romans 6:4 when you look at the whole chapter in context. Is that accurate, or is he speaking of baptism in regards to justification/obtaining salvation? |
Bible Answer: It seems to me that all of these features of christianity are bestowed upon those when they choose to submit to Christ as their Lord and Master. Baptism does seem to be the final step to put one in God's family but process of sanctification or "working out one's salvation" just starts at this point. We must see ourselves as eventually graduating from the milk of the Word and growing so as to understanding the tougher issues in God's Word. We also must see ourselves adding to our Christian nature the Armor of God, the Fruits of the Spirit and imitating the christians of the first century by bestowing acts of kindness to all on whom we come into contact like Christ our Lord. Of course eventually, we learn to avoid both the sin of commission as well as the sin of ommission and strive to gain a closer relationship with God by teaching as we're gifted to do so. We should learn to take up our cross, adopt a ministry as we see a need in our own community of christians. And of course, everyone knows we can never "retire" from Christianity until we die, Rev 2:10. I hope this helps and God bless. Rowdy |