Les Feldick Bible Study

Who is baptized into the body of Christ according to 1 Corinthians 12:13?

According to 1 Corinthians 12:13, every believer is baptized by the one Holy Spirit into one body. This is not limited to the best, most spiritual, or those who have had a particular experience. All believers are baptized into that one body.

Les teaches from 1 Corinthians 12:13 that the one Holy Spirit baptizes all believers into one body. He stresses that this is not reserved for the best, the most spiritual, or those who have had a particular experience; it applies to every believer. This fits with being in Christ as a new creation, because the Holy Spirit does a new creative work in the believer’s life.

1 Corinthians 12:13

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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How does a person become a member of the body of Christ according to 1 Corinthians 12:13?

You become a member of the body of Christ by first believing the gospel, and at the moment of belief the Holy Spirit automatically and immediately baptizes you into that body by one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13).