Who gets baptized into the Body of Christ — only the most spiritual believers?
No. Scripture teaches that by the one Holy Spirit, all believers are baptized into the Body of Christ—not only the most spiritual. Every believer, whatever station in life, whether Jew or Gentile, bond or free, is baptized by the Spirit when they become a child of God.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 12:13 emphasizes the word "all." It is not just the most spiritual who get baptized into the body, but every believer of whatever station in life. When a person becomes a believer, a child of God, then the Holy Spirit baptizes that person into the Body of Christ. The human body illustration shows many members—hands, toes, legs, ears, eyes—yet one body under one central nervous system, with the head controlling the body. Verse 14 adds whether Jews or Gentiles, bond or free, all have been made to drink of that same Spirit, which is part and parcel of the Body of Christ.
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.
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Who gets baptized into the Body of Christ according to 1 Corinthians 12:13?
Baptism into the Body of Christ is not only for the most spiritual believers but for every believer of whatever station in life.