Paul and the baptism: You died with Christ. Now the forces of the universe don't have any power over you. Colossians 2:20

The Epistle to the Colossians is considered one of the last epistles written by Paul, and the text is basically a repetition of many themes presented in previous letters such as the Epistle to the Ephesians, in which, among other things, the supremacy of Christ is explained. The letter specifically mentions Timothy and Epaphras, people who were once close collaborators of Paul.
In this spiritual letter, Paul highlighted the evangelization carried out by Epaphras in the city of Colossae, and the importance for the new Christians of that city to remain faithful to the true teachings of Jesus. This is why, among other things, he wrote with faith in his epistle: "Do not let anyone deceive you with false arguments, no matter how good they seem to be" Colossians 2:4.
And so the apostle, to continue his teaching, emphasized the importance of the sacrament of baptism for all Christians to explain the change taught by Jesus, the change from the darkness of ignorance to the light of God. In the doctrine of the Kingdom of God there is an opposition between the worldly and the spiritual, because the worldly is associated with error, while the spiritual is associated with wisdom and truth, the most perfect metaphysical objects. And faced with this opposition, men must choose; a believer of Jesus cannot be a true Christian if the believer leads a life full of sins. Those who desire evil cannot please God, who is the wisdom itself. The Christian faith cannot be separated from the spiritual gifts of fear of God (constancy, firmness, devotion), mercy (compassion, kindness), continuous improvement, and righteousness.
It is for all these reasons that Paul referred to baptism as a death and resurrection in the likeness of Jesus. And with these words he referred to the spiritual commitment that the sacrament represents: "You died with Christ. Now the forces of the universe don't have any power over you" Colossians 2:20. Overcoming the temptations of the world, such as the love of money and lust, which lead to suffering, in order to accept the new man—this is the change that baptism brings according to the apostle Paul in his epistle. A baptism that must be the seed of something greater, the spiritual communion, the correct order of society among men. Anything else is a deception of the world.

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