Once again we have bro. Stone at variance with the clear teaching of the Scriptures. Paul clearly taught this in COL 2:10- 12 "And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."

In our baptism, we are baptized for the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, or human nature. We identify in baptism, with what Jesus actually accomplished in his death. Some would reason that this is wrong because we still have sinful flesh after we are baptized, and of course we do. The act of baptism is not chemical or mechanical, as suggested by the Unamended brethren, and by bre. Stone and Hensley. This is seen in COL 2:13 "And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;." We are not yet "quickened together with" Christ, though we are reckoned as "quickened". "Quickened" means immortalized. It hasn't happened yet for us, even though we are baptized. It has happened to Christ. But it will happen to those who are faithful until the end, and so Paul speaks of the end of the process as if it has already occurred. It is not a chemical, or mechanical reaction as argued for by bre. Andrew of the Advocates, and bro. Stone of Central. Its a process. In this sense, we are baptized for the removal of our body of the sins of the flesh.

Bro. Roberts said the same thing in the section on the burnt offering earlier. Highlighting the point again he wrote: "The type involved in complete burning is self-manifest: it is consumption of sin-nature. This is the great promise and prophecy and requirement of every form of the truth: the destruction of the body of sin (Rom. 6: 6). It was destroyed in Christ's crucifixion -the "one great offering"; we ceremonially share it in our baptism: "crucified with Christ", "baptized unto his death"."