Buried Together With Christ

Burial is the final step of death when suddenly one realizes that he will never again see that one as long as he lives. So too for each one who believes in Christ, who in union with Him is never again seen or known by the Father as the "archaios anthropos" "old man" but as a new creature in whom the sinless perfection of Jesus Christ has been accounted. All that is old is gone and forgotten all that is new has taken its place.