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“One for all, and All for one” Alexandre Dumas : 3 Musketeers Alexandre Dumas : 3 Musketeers

“One … for all” “We believe that One died for all” “We believe that One died for all” St Paul: New Testament

Single Combat c. 1,000 BC

“Pick your best fighter and pit him against me. If he gets the upper hand and kills me, the Philistines will all become your slaves. “Pick your best fighter and pit him against me. If he gets the upper hand and kills me, the Philistines will all become your slaves. But if I get the upper hand and kill him, you'll all become our slaves and serve us. But if I get the upper hand and kill him, you'll all become our slaves and serve 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 together!" 1 Sam 17:8-10 (MSG) 1 Sam 17:8-10 (MSG)

“We are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all [are reckoned to have] died [with him]”. and therefore all [are reckoned to have] died [with him]”.

The Historical Fact We are convinced that one died for all The Logical Result and therefore all [are reckoned to have] died and therefore all [are reckoned to have] died The Practical Aim And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

1973

“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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The Symbol Water = symbol of death

The Symbolic Actions Immerse = symbol of dying

The Symbolic Actions Immerse = symbol of dying Submerge = symbol of burial

The Symbolic Actions Immerse = symbol of dying Submerge = symbol of burial Emerge = symbol of resurrection

The actions immerse, bury, raise The symbols Water The meaning We “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.. 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.