193 Baptised into new life in Christ in Romans 6

In Romans 6, Paul uses the actions of baptism (going down into the waters of death, coming up to breathe the air of new life) to explain our new status in resurrection life.

Underlying this is Paul's eschatology—when we are in Christ, we begin to live the new life of the age to come. This both takes the power of sin seriously, but also the greater power of Jesus' death and resurrection in liberating us from it.

The article on prophecy mentioned at the beginning can be found here: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/what-is-prophecy/

The other reading for Trinity 3 is Matthew 10.24-39, concerning the realities of discipleship.

The written commentary can be found here: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/staying-faithful-under-pressure-in-matthew-10/

and the video discussion here: https://youtu.be/a-NswPG6PCY