Colossians 2:11,12

“In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.”

Notice that baptism is only compared with circumcision that circumcision might serve as a picture to show how different baptism is from circumcision:

–circumcision is made with human hands; baptism is done “without hands”.

–circumcision removes the “body of flesh”; baptism puts to death the man of flesh, “buried with him…”

–circumcision does not bring eternal life; baptism causes one to be “raised with him”.

–circumcision is a work of the law, baptism is the “powerful working of God”.

–circumcision is a work of the law, baptism’s power is “through faith”.