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““One for all, and All for one”One for all, and All for one”

Alexandre Dumas : 3 MusketeersAlexandre Dumas : 3 Musketeers

““One … for all”One … for all”

“ “We We believebelieve that One died for all” that One died for all”

St Paul: New TestamentSt Paul: New Testament

Single CombatSingle Combat

c. 1,000 BCc. 1,000 BC

““Pick your best fighter and pit him Pick your best fighter and pit him against me.  If he gets the upper hand against me.  If he gets the upper hand and kills me, the Philistines will all and kills me, the Philistines will all become your slaves.become your slaves.

But if I get the upper hand and kill him, But if I get the upper hand and kill him, you'll all become our slaves and serve you'll all become our slaves and serve us. us.

  I challenge the troops of Israel this day. I challenge the troops of Israel this day.

Give me a man. Let us fight it out Give me a man. Let us fight it out together!" together!"

1 Sam 17:8-10 (MSG)1 Sam 17:8-10 (MSG)

““We are convinced that one We are convinced that one died for all,died for all,

and therefore alland therefore all [[are reckoned to are reckoned to

havehave]] died died [[with himwith him]”.]”.

The Historical FactThe Historical FactWe are convinced that one died for allWe are convinced that one died for all

The Logical ResultThe Logical Result and therefore all and therefore all [[are reckoned to haveare reckoned to have]] died died

The Practical AimThe Practical AimAnd he died for all, that those who live should And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.died for them and was raised again.

19731973

““One died for all, therefore all died”One died for all, therefore all died”

• ”We were buried with Him through baptism into death

• All of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death.

• Our old self was crucified with him “ 

The actions

immerse, bury,

raise

The symbols

Water

The meaning

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Visual Aid

The SymbolThe Symbol

Water = symbol of death

The Symbolic ActionsThe Symbolic Actions

Immerse = symbol of dying

The Symbolic ActionsThe Symbolic Actions

Immerse = symbol of dying

Submerge = symbol of burial

The Symbolic ActionsThe Symbolic Actions

• Immerse = symbol of dying

• Submerge = symbol of burial

• Emerge = symbol of resurrection

The actions

immerse, bury,

raise

The symbols

Water

The meaningWe “died” with

Him& live with Him

•  Do we “die” because we are baptised?

  OR

• Are we baptised because we “died”?

“One died for all, therefore all died”

We were buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead

through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

 If we have been united with him like this in his death,

we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.  

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 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

Romans 6:1-14

• For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,

he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.

• The death he died, he died to sin once for all;

but the life he lives, he lives to God.

 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.

 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness,

but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life;

and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.

 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law,

but under grace.