Segment 31: A People Set Apart
Presenter: William H. Willimon
Baptism attaches one to a community, the body of Christ. Baptism
means all that water means: deliverance, sustenance, new life. Water is
a symbol of death but also of salvation. Baptism is a communal act, a
prophetic act, a revolutionary act. Because of the peculiarity baptism
calls for, we must be prepared for the pain of changing and growing
and for the pain of letting go and trusting God. New life begins at the
instant of baptism. Baptism is a “dress rehearsal for death”—training
in letting go in faith—and promises the hope of resurrection.
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