Paraguay – Praise the Lord for the ones who were recently baptized! – via Santiago Ibarra Arias
According to Romans 6:5, Paul regards baptism as a step in our growth in life. In baptism we were not only buried into death, but we also began to grow. This is a fact, even though we cannot adequately understand it with our human mind. The important point is that to be baptized is to grow together with Christ. (Conclusion of the New Testament, The (Msgs. 295-305), Chapter 5)
Romans 6:5 – For if we have grown together with Him in the likeness of His death, indeed we will also be in the likeness of His resurrection,