Visual for Lesson 9. Point to this visual as you ask, “What is your reaction to this illustration?” Encourage free discussion. Baptism is an act rich with symbolism, but death is not the obvious way of understanding it. Baptism is biblically depicted as a type of washing that accompanies a spiritual cleansing of sins (see Acts 22:16; compare 1 Peter 3:21). This is why we find baptism tied to repentance, a renouncing of sin (see Luke 3:3). For Paul, we find baptism also connected with a personal