It Speaks of Christ

The glory of baptism is that it speaks of Christ. It tells of Christ’s grace which covers and cleanses and converts not only the individual saint, but also households and, one day, all the nations. This sign, although it does say something about the one being baptized, primarily speaks of the riches of grace which are in Christ, wrought by Christ, won by Christ. 

But what it does say about us is glorious. It says of us, “We belong body and soul, in life and in death to our faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.” The root of the matter is this, in asserting that this baptism speaks of Christ we confess that it speaks truly, objectively, that it’s the Word of God to us. What God speaks to You in Your baptism is Christ. This is the Word which overrules all that you might say about the matter.

So welcome covenant children to Jesus Christ…