What is the meaning of Colossians 2:12? And having been buried with Him in baptism • At conversion we are united with Jesus so completely that His burial becomes ours. • Baptism is the God-given picture of that union: we go under the water because Christ went under the earth (Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 3:27). • This is not a mere ritual. Scripture affirms that something real happened in the unseen realm—we truly “died” to the old life (Galatians 2:20; 1 Peter 3:21). • Because His burial was literal, our identification with it is just as certain. you were raised with Him • The moment we trusted Christ, God counted us alive again, sharing in the victory of His empty tomb (Romans 6:4-5; Ephesians 2:4-6). • Resurrection life is present (new heart, new power) and future (a glorified body, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23). • The old record of sin is closed; a fresh chapter begins (2 Corinthians 5:17). • We are called to live like people who have already stepped out of the grave—choosing holiness instead of habits that belong to the tomb. through your faith in the power of God • Faith is the means by which we receive what God has already accomplished (Ephesians 2:8-9). • It is not faith in ourselves, our sincerity, or the water of baptism; it is faith “in the power of God” (1 Peter 1:21). • That power is the same unstoppable force that created the universe and parts seas (Hebrews 11:3, 29). • When doubts arise, we look away from our weakness and back to His proven strength. who raised Him from the dead • The Father’s act of raising Jesus is the hinge of history (Acts 2:24). • Because He raised Christ, He guarantees our resurrection (Romans 8:11). • This anchors our hope when we face persecution, loss, or even our own funeral arrangements (1 Corinthians 6:14). • The empty tomb is God’s public declaration that sin’s penalty is paid in full and new life is irrevocably ours. summary Colossians 2:12 declares that believers share in every stage of Christ’s saving work: buried with Him, raised with Him, all by faith in God’s resurrection power. Baptism pictures the reality, but God’s action makes it reality. The verse invites us to rest in what He has done, walk in newness of life, and look forward to the day our bodies will match the resurrection life already pulsing in our hearts. |
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