Reference

Romans 6:4

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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God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

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Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

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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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For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

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Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

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Symbolic Baptism
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Symbolic Baptism

The strongest argument against tagging Romans 6:4 as solely "Symbolic Baptism" is that the verse, within its broader context in Romans 6, describes baptism as an active participation in Christ's death and resurrection, implying a transformative, rather than merely symbolic, role. The phrase "buried with him by baptism into death" suggests a real, albeit spiritual, identification and union with Christ's experience, leading to a "newness of life." This language goes beyond a simple outward express