Gal 3:27 | TNotes | STEP | 3:27 united with Christ in baptism: See Rom 6:3-4 . Baptism represents death of an old life and birth into a new one. In the new life, the law’s curse no longer has any force (cp. Rom 7:1-6 ). • have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes: Christ covers us and gives us a new identity. Cp. Col 3:12 ; 1 Thes 5:8 .

bRom 6:3-4►

cRom 7:1-6►

dCol 3:12►

e1 Thes 5:8►

‏ Galatians 3:27

3:27 ^a united with Christ in baptism: See Rom 6:3-4 ^b. Baptism represents death of an old life and birth into a new one. In the new life, the law’s curse no longer has any force (cp. Rom 7:1-6 ^c).

• have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes: Christ covers us and gives us a new identity. Cp. Col 3:12 ^d; 1 Thes 5:8 ^e.