In this presentation, Pastor Bohr discusses how the perfect and free nature that mankind was originally created with changed: After Adam and Eve sinned, it caused our whole race to become corrupt from the core, and thereafter, all were slaves to sin right from birth. Because of this, misery and woe have spread and increased in our world, with many feeling burdened down with guilt, failure, and low self-image. But, God has set up a means whereby we can be forgiven of and washed from our past sins; To be reborn into a new nature, provided for us by Christ's JESUS' victory over sin and death on the Cross of Calvery. JESUS now stands as the perfect representative of the human race instead of Adam, until all is restored anew.
Baptism into His Name is the public expression of our desire for and acceptance of that change of nature, of drowning our past life to death and of joining a new family of brothers and sisters who follow Christ.
When we come up out of the water, we resurrect with JESUS into a new life of unselfish love for others and ever increasing victory in our daily struggles with sin, by the power of the Holy Spirit given us at Baptism. We also become joint heirs with Christ JESUS of His inheritance from The FATHER.