The Solemnity of Sacraments

In the Great Commission, the preaching of the Gospel and the discipling of the nations is its core work, and yet Christian Baptism is clearly a part of it. What does Baptism mean, exactly? There are many aspects and details in these answers which would make a rewarding in-depth study. However, we will limit ourselves, to those matters we see today in the actual baptism of these two candidates, and those truths that we see in our text for today:

1. The Context
2. The Conflict
3. The Covenant
4. The Circumcision
5. The Conclusion