In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson explains how St. Paul uses the imagery of baptism to show that believers are united with Christ in His death, resulting in freedom from sin's power and the death of the "old self." This union ensures that just as Christ Jesus was raised from the dead, believers are also raised to walk in newness of life and are guaranteed a future bodily resurrection, making a life of deliberate sin incompatible with their new identity.

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