It's remarkable how nearly everything we encounter in the Bible about a believer's new life is directly related to the symbolic act of baptism. In particular, Paul uses the phrase "you have died," which we previously discussed as symbolized by entering the waters of baptism. However, the most significant aspect of water baptism is revealed when we come up out of the water. This act represents the spiritual reality that we have been made new in Christ; we are entirely new people. When we symbolically went down into the waters of regeneration, the person who went down stayed down – we died. The person who emerged from the water is now a new creation, a new thing hidden in Christ and united with Him. It's essential to note that this isn't merely my opinion; it's a vital understanding of one of the primary biblical truths of the new covenant.