Is every Christian baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit?
Yes. Scripture states that by one Spirit all believers—not only the most spiritual—are baptized into the one body. This includes Jew and Gentile, bond and free. Every Christian is therefore totally engulfed in the body of Christ through the Holy Spirit’s work.
Les explains that the word baptized means to be totally engulfed, not merely set on the edge. In 1 Corinthians 12:13, he emphasizes that by one Spirit every believer, not just the most spiritual, is baptized into the one body. Whether Jew or Gentile, bond or free, all are made to partake of that work of the Holy Spirit. Israel’s baptism unto Moses illustrates total engulfment in Moses’ leadership.
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.