Part 3 - I am baptized in the name of Jesus to bury the “old man” of sin

                                                     

The “old man” is our old sinful nature.

We “put off the old man with his deeds” by crucifying our old sinful nature. We do this by repenting of our sins.  (See: Colossians 3:5-10, Ephesians 4:20-32).

"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 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." - Romans 6:3-4 KJV

"Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin." - Romans 6:6 KJV

It is not enough to crucify our old man of sin: our old sinful nature must be buried. We bury our old nature when we get baptized in the name of Jesus.

"That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." - Ephesians 4:22-24 KJV

"Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:" - Colossians 3:9-10 KJV

When we put on the new man, we’ve put on Christ.

"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." - Galatians 3:27 KJV

We “put on Christ” by taking His name in water baptism, and by being filled with His Spirit, the Holy Ghost.

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." - 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

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