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?

We must die unto sin and yield ourselves to the Lord. Before we are baptized we need to give ourselves to the Lord and his gospel and attempt to sin no more. 

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

Christ's death was symbolized and his Resurrection. It is to symbolize a "newness of life." 

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

Sprinkling isn't as symbolic as being put under the water. It symbolizes death and being resurrected. 

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

We can maintain the newness of life by being like Christ. When we strive to be like him we are able to resist temptations and sins. 

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

The natural man is what will die at baptism. We are to become a "saint through the atonement of Christ."

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 know whose servant we are through the deeds we do. If we are acting righteously we are servants of the Lord. If we are committing sins we are a servant to the devil. 

The source of freedom is righteousness. The commandments the Lord gives are there to grant us more freedoms and allow us to walk uprightly before the Lord.