Christian baptism seems to be an inverse stoning. Your friends (enemies) gather around you and give praise (insults). You are submersed in water (killed) as a means of entrance (expulsion) from the community. There is of course deeper reasoning but it seems striking.
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Almost certainly no. Right now I am talking about the practice of an actual church community. It is unlikely that the distinction between Christus Victor(which I just looked up) and penal substitution would come up during the process to baptism.
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