Baptism into Christ is the sacrament of initiation into the Christian church. It is clearly portrayed as such in Acts and will remain so until the Lord comes again. Those baptized in Jesus’ name in a sense experience what Jesus himself experienced: they die with him, are buried with him, and are raised with him (Rom 6:1–4; Col 2:11–13). They are clothed with Christ (Gal 3:27), so that his righteousness becomes theirs (2 Cor 5:21). Therefore, to understand Christian Baptism,