Romans 6:4

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. Baptism is a picture of our new life in Christ. What happened to Jesus Christ at the end of His life? He was crucified and then buried. But what happened on Easter Sunday morning? Jesus arose from the grave and is alive forever more. So when we are baptized, we picture the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When the preacher puts you under the water, does he keep you under? I hope not! He brings you up, just like Jesus came up out of the grave. So baptism is an illustration to everyone. We go through death, burial, and resurrection in baptism. We are identified with Jesus in His death. So we are buried with Him. But the best part is that we are identified with Jesus in His resurrection when we come up out of the water! And our verse says that we are raised to walk in newness of life! When we are saved and baptized, our lives should be different. We should be more like Christ.