New Life: Baptism
Michael Ryan Stotler
Part of Romans
May 7, 2024

Romans 6:1-14


How can we who died to sin still live in it?

If we’ve left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Or didn’t you realize we packed up and left there for good? —The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language Chapter 6

Baptism


Acts 2:38
Sin was the old life, and your baptism means you agreed to be identified with a new life. How can you possibly think of leaving your new life and going back to your old life?


Colossians 1:13

Next Steps

Have you been washed in the Blood of Jesus?

Have you been Washed in the grave raised to walk in a new life?

Bibliography


Boa, Kenneth, and William Kruidenier. Romans. Vol. 6 of Holman New Testament Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000.

W., Jackson. Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes: Honor and Shame in Paul’s Message and Mission. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2019.

Questions??

According to the sermon, why is baptism considered more than just a confession of faith?

How does the sermon explain the relationship between baptism, identification with Christ, and living a new life in Romans 6:1-14?

Why does the sermon emphasize that baptism is not just a ceremony but an ordinance that illustrates profound theological truth?

In the context of the sermon, why is it important for believers to understand that their life after coming to know Christ should be different than before?