No — unsaved people cannot be part of the body of Christ.
The body of Christ is made up only of born-again believers whom the Holy Spirit places into it at the moment of salvation. Les Feldick plainly teaches that no unsaved person enters this body, even though local churches may have unsaved people on their membership rolls.
1 Corinthians 12:13 — This verse says that by one Spirit every believer is baptized into one body, which is the act that places the saved into the body of Christ and excludes the unsaved.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12, Paul compares the body of Christ to a human body: "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ." Then, in verse 13, he explains how people become part of that one body: "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." This passage describes the work of the Holy Spirit in baptizing believers into one body. Nothing in these verses includes people outside that Spirit baptism; all who are made to drink into one Spirit are those who belong to Christ.
Les Feldick is direct: "Only the saved go into the body of Christ" and "No unbeliever goes into the body of Christ." He explains that when a person becomes a child of God, the Holy Spirit immediately places that person into the body of Christ. This is the Spirit baptism Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 12:13, and it happens the moment a person believes the Gospel. It is an invisible act of God — no one feels it or sees it, and believers know it only because the Book says so. Les also makes a clear distinction between the local church and the body of Christ. Local churches can receive people into membership who are totally unsaved, often through water baptism, but that does not put them into the body of Christ. Only the Holy Spirit's placement into that one body truly matters for eternity.
Les teaches that the moment a person believes the Gospel, the Holy Spirit automatically and immediately places that believer into the body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12:13, the phrase "by one Spirit" refers to the Holy Spirit, and Les says this applies to every born-again believer, not just a select few. This Spirit baptism is invisible; it is not something a person signs up for or something a preacher performs.
Les acknowledges that nearly every church group accepts members through water baptism, yet believers are often honest enough to admit that not everyone in the congregation is a born-again child of God. Unbelievers can be baptized and "memberized," but that does not put them in the body of Christ. The body of Christ is something God controls — the Holy Spirit places believers into it, so there are no unbelievers in it.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12, Paul writes that the human body is one with many members, and so also is Christ. Les says this analogy means every believer, regardless of where God places him or her in the body, has a function — some may be like a little pinky or a little toe, and some may be more visible. Each one matters, but only genuine believers are in this body.
The Spirit's Invisible Work
Les introduces Spirit baptism as an act of God that believers never feel or see, and the only basis for knowing it is faith in what the Book says.
Only the Saved Enter the Body
Les directly answers the question by saying unsaved people cannot be members of the body of Christ; only genuine believers are Spirit-placed into it.
Local Church Membership vs. the Body
Les uses the example of church membership rolls to show that unsaved people can be baptized and memberized without being in the body of Christ.
The Holy Spirit Places Every Believer
Les states there will be no unbelievers in the body of Christ, and the Holy Spirit places every believer into the body at the moment of salvation.
God Controls Membership in the Body
Les repeats that no unbeliever is in the body and that no one can enter without salvation and the Spirit's placement.
Eternal Importance of Body Membership
Les connects membership in the body of Christ with eternal life, while church membership alone cannot make a person eternally safe.
No Unbeliever Baptized Into the Body
Les reads 1 Corinthians 12:13 as including every born-again believer and says plainly that no unbeliever is baptized into the body of Christ.
The Moment of Belief
Les explains the order: first a person believes the gospel, then the Holy Spirit automatically and immediately places that believer into the body.
1 Corinthians 12:12: For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
This verse establishes that Christ's body, like a human body, is one entity made up of many members.
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.
This is the key verse showing that the Holy Spirit baptizes every believer into the one body of Christ, with no room for unsaved people.
Yes, Les says churches can receive people into membership who are totally unsaved, often through water baptism. But being on a local church roll does not make a person a member of the body of Christ.
The Holy Spirit places a person into the body of Christ automatically and immediately at the moment he or she believes the Gospel. This is the Spirit baptism described in 1 Corinthians 12:13.
Les says no. It is an act of God with no outside manifestation. Believers know it happened by faith, because the Bible declares it.
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