Holy Baptism
Q54. Where is this written?
St. Paul writes in Romans, chapter six: "We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
Romans 6:4
“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.”
Parent Guide
Discuss this question together
Discussion Questions
- 1
What does St. Paul say we were buried into through Baptism?
- 2
How is coming up out of the water connected to Jesus rising from the dead?
- 3
What does it mean to "live a new life" because of Baptism?
Illustration
When someone is buried, you do not expect to see them again. But Jesus was buried and came out of the grave alive. In Baptism, your old sinful self is buried with Christ. And just as he rose, you are raised to live a new kind of life. The grave could not hold Jesus, and sin cannot hold you.
Application
Read Romans 6:4 out loud together. Talk about one way your life looks different because of what God did in Baptism. Ask God this week to help you live in the newness he has given you.
Read Luther’s expanded teaching
From the Large Catechism (1529)