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Baptism Initiates Worship Life
- Baptism is an initiation into a life of worship, a recurring biblical theme linking water passage and worship acts.
- This connection enriches the understanding of baptism beyond rules, aligning with liturgical worship and spiritual joy.
Ezekiel’s Image Mirrors Baptism
- Ezekiel's king of Tyre imagery parallels Paul's language about baptism as dying to the old self.
- Baptism represents a continual death to pride and renewal within believers, a lifelong process.
Ezekiel's River Symbolizes Life
- Ezekiel 47’s river flowing from the temple symbolizes God as the true life source in baptism.
- Water is an ordinary instrument through which God's life-giving grace flows to believers.