The Province of Ontario has a new form of birth certificate. It is made of polymer, has some other security enhancements, and is larger than the wallet-sized certificate most Ontarians have, to discourage us from carrying it around.
Some of us have such a thing as a baptismal certificate, but there is a much more authentic and meaningful sign and affirmation of our rebirth, as a new creation in Christ. When we come into union with Christ, Paul says, “God “set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 1:22).
Through the Holy Spirit, we have both assurenace that we already part of a new reality in Christ, with a guarantee of wonders yet to be fulfilled in us. Who needs polymer?