Title: Identified with Christ
Ref: Romans 6:1-7; Various Scripture

Baptism is simply a _______________ that depicts a spiritual truth.

To immerse someone is the ____________________ of the spiritual truth that baptism depicts.

In the Jewish culture baptism depicted a _______________ in the heart of the one being baptized.

Baptism depicts the ______________________ of being born again by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.

John’s baptism was to _______________ the nation of Israel for the coming of the Messiah.

John’s baptism shows the spiritual truth of the need for repentance and a changed life, and the expectation of the ______________ that would accomplish that to come.

Jesus’ baptism pointed to the cross where He completely _________________ all the requirements of God’s Law.

God did not choose to improve our sinful state or to reform our sinfulness, rather He determined that we as totally deprived sons of Adam, must in fact _______________. (see Romans 6:23)

Nothing short of ________________ could have satisfied God’s righteous demands. Death is the only answer, and that death took place _______________ on the Cross when Jesus died for our sins.

Baptism is my life’s formal _______________!

Baptism shows that by faith we have been _______________ with Christ, in His death, His burial, and in His resurrection.