Choice 3: Romans 6. Baptism

Choice 3: Romans 6. Baptism

1.    Review Romans 6:1–13 and answer the following questions in writing: 

o       What must be done with sin before baptism can occur?

Admit our sin, repent, refuse to be the instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, Commit not to sin again, willing to keep the commandments of God.

o       What events from Christ’s life are symbolized in baptism?

The death and resurrection of Christ, “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death” “Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

o       Considering this symbolism, why couldn’t someone be baptized by sprinkling?

From the bible dictionary, from a Greek word meaning to “dip” or “immerse.” Baptism by immersion in water by one having authority is the introductory ordinance of the gospel and is necessary to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

o       What do these verses teach us about how we can maintain the “newness of life”?

 After we come out of the waters of baptism, our souls need to be continuously immersed in and saturated with the truth and the light of the Savior’s gospel. By waking in a newness of life, keep away to the sins, do not let sin be ruling in our body, fidelity to covenants, constancy of commitment, and offering our whole soul unto God are required if we are to receive the blessings of eternity.

o       According to Mosiah 3:19, what part of us would ideally die at baptism?

The natural man would ideally die at baptism, and we can become a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and become as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things, which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

2.    Study Romans 6:14–23. Write a paragraph that describes how we know whose servant we are. Then write a statement identifying the true source of freedom.

We begin the process of being born again through exercising faith in Christ, repenting of our sins, and being baptized by immersion for the remission of sins by one having priesthood authority.

“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” (Romans 6:4). And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness. Our purpose in this mortal life is to seek after the eternal life with our family and live with our heavenly father. Being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.