Is the baptism into the body of Christ water baptism?
No. The baptism into the Body of Christ is not water baptism. It is the work of the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation, by which every believer is placed into the Body of Christ. Water baptism cannot accomplish this; the Spirit baptizes believers into Christ's body.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 12 uses the human body as a comparison: as the body is one and has many members, so also is Christ, or the Body of Christ. All believers are brought into it and become members, never losing individuality but part of the composite. The next verse says, "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body." Les identifies this as the only true baptism of the Holy Spirit for today, the true baptism everyone must have or they will not be in glory. He states this is not water baptism; nobody can say it is. Rather, it is a work of the Holy Spirit that at the moment of salvation places every believer—not just the most spiritual—into the Body of Christ. He illustrates with the analogy of a baby in the mother's womb.
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.
More Questions
Who is baptized into the body of Christ—only spiritual believers or all believers?
Every believer, not just the most spiritual, is baptized by the one Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ.
Does water baptism or local church membership make you part of the body of Christ?
Water baptism into local church membership does not place someone into the body of Christ; people can be baptized and become church members while still spiritually lost, and therefore they are not in the body of Christ.