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“For ye, as many as have been baptized unto Christ, have put on Christ” (Galatians 3:27 JND).
This verse indicates to us another aspect of baptism that is very important. When we are baptized, we recognize that we are now identified with the name of Christ. Sometimes people today wear a T-shirt that has a slogan or saying across the front it, and often this particular slogan represents something which the person really believes, and wants to tell the world. When we are baptized, it is just as if we wore a T-shirt with “Christ” written across it. We are really telling the world that we belong to Christ, and are happy to be identified with His name.
It is similar to an army uniform. When a recruit joins the army, the first thing the army does is to issue him a uniform. That uniform does not make him a soldier, but it identifies him as a soldier. Also, the uniform is distinct for each country, so that we not only know that this man is a soldier, but we know to which country he belongs. Since he is wearing that uniform, he is expected to behave in a right way, and not bring disgrace on his country.
So it is with us when we are baptized. We are identified with Christ, and He expects us to act in a way that honors Him.
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