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Does not the expression “buried with Christ in Baptism” (Romans 6:4), imply immersion, i.e., a literal burial in the water?

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Does not the expression “buried with Christ in Baptism” (Romans 6:4), imply immersion, i.e., a literal burial in the water?

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No; the expression is figurative, like that which speaks of our being “crucified with Christ.” It does not mean literal crucifixion, but a mortification of our lusts, which is also the meaning here.