Can a lost person participate in the baptism in 1 Corinthians 12?
No, a lost person can have no part in the baptism described in 1 Corinthians 12. It is the only valid baptism for this age of grace, a baptism human hands cannot touch, and it is distinct from water baptism, where salvation cannot be certain.
Les teaches that 1 Corinthians 12 presents the only valid baptism for this age of grace, a baptism that human hands cannot touch. He explains that a lost person can have no part in it, unlike water baptism, where we can never be sure as to a person's salvation. Even thorough examination of baptismal candidates cannot truly determine salvation, because only God can look on the heart. Les warns against judging whether a person is a child of God, since only God knows.