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Romans 6:4 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Because of Christ\u2019s resurrection we should live differently.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The words \u201cwe were buried with<\/span>\u201d are from the Greek word sunthapt\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of sun<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ctogether\u201d and thapt\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto bury.\u201d In the New Testament this word only appears here and in Colossians 2:12<\/span><\/strong>. In both instances it refers to us being buried together with Christ in, or through, baptism.<\/p>\n \u201cRaised<\/span>\u201d is from egeir\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which literally means \u201cto arouse\u201d or \u201cto cause to rise.\u201d It means to awaken someone from sleep, whether it be restful slumber or death itself.<\/p>\n The word translated \u201cnewness<\/span>\u201d is kainot\u0113s<\/span><\/em>, which is derived from kainos<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cnew.\u201d Kainot\u0113s<\/span><\/em> refers to a renewal, not simply an experience similar to the past, but a qualitatively different one. Hence, here it refers to a newness of life that has a different quality from the previous life that we had without Christ.<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For Christians, baptism is a public declaration that a person has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is not part of the salvation process; it happens after salvation. This current verse and those that follow describe a mode of baptism referred to as \u201cimmersion.\u201d Though this is the mode of baptism that most closely identifies us with the death and resurrection of Christ, it is not the only form of baptism used by Christians today. <\/span>For the sake of discussion in these verses, however, we will assume that Paul is talking about baptism by immersion.<\/p>\n Baptism involves the baptizer laying the person being baptized backwards into the water until he or she is completely submerged. <\/span>Paul says that this person was, \u201cburied with him<\/span> <\/span><\/em>(Christ) <\/span><\/em>through baptism into death<\/span>.\u201d <\/span>The person being baptized is then raised back up and allowed to stand. <\/span>Paul says, \u201cthat just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n What Paul means is that as we were laid back in the water we were identifying ourselves with Christ\u2019s death. <\/span>We were demonstrating that we died with Christ. <\/span>When we were raised back up, we were identifying with the resurrection of Christ, entering into a new kind of life, that is, eternal life. <\/span>And Paul says, since we were raised from the dead, we should now walk in this new kind of life. This new life is to be qualitatively different from our former life. It is not to be characterized by sin because, as he said in verse two, we died to sin.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Let me ask you, my Christian friend, \u201cDoes the kind of life you are living now differ significantly from the kind of life you lived before you were saved?\u201d It should!<\/p>\n Are you walking in this new kind of life in a manner that is worthy of Jesus Christ, the One you have identified with?<\/p>\n If you were arrested today for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? I certainly hope so!<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2010 Will Krause. 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