Les Feldick Bible Study

Are all believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body, or only super-spiritual Christians?

All believers are baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body, not merely super-spiritual Christians. Scripture recognizes one body, the composite of true, born-again believers, whether Jew or Gentile, bond or free, and they become members by the Spirit's baptism, not water, being made to drink into one Spirit.

Les explains that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is not reserved for the super spiritual or those who have experienced some sort of high. Rather, all believers—whether Jew or Gentile, bond or free—are baptized, not with water, but by the power of the Holy Spirit into one body. Scripture knows only one body, the composite of true, born-again believers. They become members of that Body by the baptism of the Holy Spirit, having all been made to drink into that one Spirit. He notes this language is not found in the Gospels and then turns to Romans 3.