Like a tomb, the water receives the body, symbolizing death;while the Spirit pours in the quickening power, renewing our souls from the deadness of sin into their original life.

• 所以，主为了准备我们获得复活者的生命，才指示我们要依照福音而生活：应避免发怒，要忍受灾难，清心寡欲，不要贪财。