Going Public with Your Spouse
Analogy★★★★THE IDEA OF A baptized believer is that they have gone public in declaring that they are wedded to another—to Jesus Christ.
We would think it odd if a husband never wanted to go out in public with his wife. He might say, “I’ll eat dinner with you as long as it’s at home,” or “I’ll watch a movie with you as long as it’s at home,” or “I’ll talk to you as long as it’s at home.” That kind of behavior would be an insult. Jesus Christ is insulted regularly by His children because in private they will identify with Him, but in public they don’t want folks to know that they are associated with Him.
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The point
A comparison of baptism to public identification with Christ, likening private-only faith to a husband who refuses to be seen with his wife in public.