seriously, radically fallen by nature, and that regeneration deals with this inherent and inherited corruption. No matter how we understand regeneration, baptism is a sign of it. Baptism symbolizes the new birth. It is a sign of spiritual resurrection, of spiritual renewal, of being brought from spiritual death to spiritual life, and the church has understood this signification from its earliest days. Third, baptism is a sign of our identification with Christ. Two aspects of Christ are signified
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