Colossians 2:11-12

 

Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ

11 When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure. It was a spiritual procedure — the cutting away of your sinful nature. 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. (NLT)

 

Every so often we need to remind ourselves that in our life with Christ that Christ is cutting away at our old sinful nature and renewing us with our true spiritual nature. Baptism is the perfect picture of this process, as you are laid down into the water you show the dying to self and dying with Christ. Then coming out of the water you show the newness with Christ and being raised with Christ from your dead life. All this is done by the power of God. Remember that you are in a process of changing from what you once were to what God intended you to be in Christ.

 

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