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What does baptism symbolize for believers?

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Baptism symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and the believer's new life in Him.

Baptism is an outward expression of an inward reality, symbolizing the believer’s identification with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. As mentioned in Romans 6, when believers are immersed in the water, it signifies their union with Christ in His death and the old self being buried. Emerging from the water represents the believer’s resurrection to new life, living in obedience to God. Each act is a confession that they are no longer sinners bound by guilt but have been made new creatures in Christ through the power of His resurrection.
Scripture References: Romans 6:3-6, Matthew 3:13-17

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