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Originally Posted by bishoph
It is interesting to me that some would say baptism is essential only because it is commanded, but not because it has any salvational merit. That is simply double talk to me!
If this is the case then we must be, at least in part stating that baptism is merely symbolic of an inward work of grace. Which I find hard to substantiate in scripture. The OT was a school master to bring us to Christ, and it is filled with types and shadows, or symbolism. When the New Covenant was enacted, the types/shadows and symbolisms were fulfilled not just re-symbolized.
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Baptism for a believer is a likeness of the burial of Christ. I'd call that symbolism. BUT baptism is more than just a likeness of a Christ's burial, but there is an actual spiritual work that happens in baptism... Romans 6:6... knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, Baptism is a work of the Spirit in remitting sin AND it is done in symbolic likeness with Christ's burial.
http://www.answers.com/topic/symbolism?cat=health
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