Paul said that the life he lived in the flesh, he lived by faith in the Son of God. This is true for all Christians and that faith is evidenced at baptism. Our faith is not in the water or the ritual itself, but in the covenant promise signified by this water. In baptism, God says, “I have called you by name, you are mine.” And from the beginning, Satan has temped with the question, “Did God really say?” Here in baptism, the Word of God drowns out the voice of that liar, as the true Word comes from heaven saying, “You belong to me, child. You are washed in the blood of my Son.”