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to which the king advanced him, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the
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kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the
Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was 6:3 baptized into Christ Jesus. This does not
great among the Jews and well received by the refer to water baptism. Paul is actually using
multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of the word “baptized” in a metaphorical sense,
his people and speaking peace to all his coun- as we might in saying someone was immersed
trymen. in his work or underwent his baptism of fire
when experiencing some trouble.All Christians
Psalm 91:1–6
have,by placing saving faith in Him,been spir-
H e who dwells in the secret place itually immersed into the Person Christ,that is,
of the Most High
united and identified with Him (1 Cor. 6:17;
Shall abide under the shadow of the 10:2; Gal. 3:27; 1 Pet. 3:21; 1 John 1:3; Acts 2:38).
Almighty. Certainly water baptism pictures this reality,
which is the purpose—to show the transforma-
tion of the justified.into His death.This means
that immersion or identification is specifically
with Christ’s death and resurrection.
91:1 secret place of the Most High. An inti-
mate place of divine protection. The use of
“Most High”for God emphasizes that no threat
can ever overpower Him. shadow of the of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were
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Almighty. In a land where the sun can be baptized into His death? Therefore we were
oppressive and dangerous, a “shadow” was buried with Him through baptism into death,
understood as a metaphor for care and pro- that just as Christ was raised from the dead by
tection. the glory of the Father, even so we also should
walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united together in the
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likeness of His death, certainly we also shall
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing
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and my fortress; this, that our old man was crucified with Him,
My God, in Him I will trust.”
that the body of sin might be done away with,
Surely He shall deliver you from the that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For
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snare of the fowler he who has died has been freed from sin.
And from the perilous pestilence. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we
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He shall cover you with His feathers, shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ,
And under His wings you shall take having been raised from the dead, dies no
refuge; more. Death no longer has dominion over
His truth shall be your shield and Him. For the death that He died, He died to
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buckler. sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He
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You shall not be afraid of the terror by lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon your-
night, selves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to
Nor of the arrow that flies by day, God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mor-
darkness, tal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
Nor of the destruction that lays waste 13 And do not present your members as instru-
at noonday. ments of unrighteousness to sin, but present
yourselves to God as being alive from the
Proverbs 22:12
dead, and your members as instruments of
The eyes of the LORD preserve righteousness to God. For sin shall not have
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knowledge, dominion over you, for you are not under law
But He overthrows the words of the but under grace.
faithless. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are
not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
Romans 6:1–23
Do you not know that to whom you present
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What shall we say then? Shall we continue yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s
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not! How shall we who died to sin live any to death, or of obedience leading to righteous-
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longer in it? Or do you not know that as many ness? But God be thanked that though you
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