Student Choice Activity: Week 3: Unit 1: Choice 2: Baptismo

Baptism

Romans 6

Review Romans 6:1-13 and answer the following question in writing:

1. What must be done with sin before baptism can occur?

We must give up the sins that we are committing at the time so that grace may abound with us in our hearts from forsaking those sins.

2. What events from Christ's life are symbolized in baptism?

Just like how Christ was buried in death and laid down in the grave and arose a new resurrected man, it is the same with us when we are submerged we are new people clean and have taken on new covenants with the Lord.

3. Considering this symbolism, why couldn't someone be baptized by sprinkling?

The reason for this is in order for it to be paralleled with Christ death it must be that we are brought down into the water like Christ was brought down and laid in the tomb at death. This is how we get the idea and importance of being full submerged into the water.

4. What do these verses teach us about how we can maintain the "newness of life"?

We can maintain the "newness of life" by making sure that we should live towards and for the idea of being resurrected like Christ was clean and pure from his own sins since he did not commit any. To me this means that we must live a repentant life and seek to be spotless before God at the last day.

5. According to Mosiah 3:19, what part of us would ideally die at baptism?

The part of us that would ideally die at baptism is the natural man, who is an enemy to God and to our salvation if we allow it to be.

According to Romans 6:14-23. Write a paragraph that describes how we know whose servant we are. Then write a statement identifying the true source of freedom

The biggest way that I got out of that of how we can know whose servant we are is who we choose to follow in our actions on a regular basis. Whether it be the things that God asks us to do or whether we choose not to follow the things that God asks us to do and as a result are following what Satan would have us do. Another big part of it is making sure that we seek after a life that is pleasing to our father in heaven and seek for his help and guidance to make us the people that he would have us be.

The true source of freedom is to be free from sin and to become servants of our Heavenly Father and be able to obtain everlasting life.

 I really enjoyed this activity because it continues to remind me over and over again of how great baptism is and all the great things that it stands for when it comes to the covenants and promises we have made to God as a result of being baptized. I feel so blessed to be able to have the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life and to be able to of been baptized and to of received my endowments.