Yes — baptism by the Holy Spirit is the Spirit’s act of placing every true believer into the body of Christ.
According to Les Feldick, this is not water baptism and it is not reserved for a spiritual elite. The moment a person believes the gospel, the Holy Spirit places that believer into the body of Christ, making them secure in Christ for eternity. This baptism is the only one that truly counts for eternity.
1 Corinthians 12:13 — This is the key verse that directly defines Spirit baptism as being baptized by one Spirit into one body.
1 Corinthians 12:12 — Paul uses the human body to show how Christ’s body is one even though it has many diverse members.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12–13, Paul writes: “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. 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 verse is the Bible’s clearest statement that Spirit baptism unites believers into one body, the body of Christ. The passage makes no mention of water. Instead, it identifies the Holy Spirit as the agent of baptism and the body of Christ as the result. The words “we all” and the inclusion of Jews and Gentiles, bond and free, show the universal scope of this baptism among believers.
Les Feldick teaches that baptism by the Holy Spirit is the invisible act by which the Holy Spirit places every born-again believer into the body of Christ at the moment of salvation. He stresses that this is not water baptism and that it applies to every believer, not just the “most spiritual” or those who claim a special experience. Through this baptism, Jews and Gentiles, rich and poor, bond and free, and believers of every race and culture become one body in Christ. Les also emphasizes that no denomination or organization can perform this baptism; only the Holy Spirit can. It is the only baptism that counts for eternity. He points out that Paul alone in Scripture speaks of the “body of Christ,” and that this body is the true universal church composed of all genuine born-again believers. In Les’s teaching, the moment a person believes the gospel, the Holy Spirit immediately places that person into Christ’s body, giving the believer assurance that he or she belongs to Christ.
No. Les Feldick is clear that the Holy Spirit does not baptize with water. In Clip 7 he asks, “Does the Holy Spirit baptize with water? No. So this is not water baptism,” and in Clip 1 he says, “there’s no water involved.” Spirit baptism is a supernatural, invisible act, not a water ceremony.
No. Les repeatedly emphasizes the word “all” in 1 Corinthians 12:13. He says it is “not just the most spiritual” who are baptized into the body, but every believer of whatever station in life. It is not for those who have “seemingly experienced some sort of a high”; it is for all born-again believers.
According to Les Feldick, this baptism happens the moment a person believes the gospel. He says it is one of the immediate results of salvation: “immediately the Holy Spirit places us into this body of Christ.” It is an invisible act done by the Holy Spirit at the very point of salvation, not something earned later through religious experience.
Les teaches that Spirit baptism makes believers from every culture, race, nationality, and social class one in Christ. He explains that whether believers are Jews or Gentiles, bond or free, they have all been made to drink of the same Spirit. Using the human body as an illustration, he tells how believers from places like the Philippines are no longer strangers after only a few minutes because they share the same Spirit and the same salvation.
No. Les Feldick says only saved believers are placed into the body of Christ. A person can have a name on church rolls and attend services, but unless that person is a true believer, he or she is not in the body of Christ. The only baptism that really counts for eternity is the one by which the Holy Spirit places a genuine believer into the body.
The Body of Christ Has Many Diverse Members
Les uses Paul’s human-body illustration to show that believers from every culture, race, and social level are one body in Christ.
The Only Pauline Spirit-Baptism Passage
Les identifies 1 Corinthians 12 as Paul’s only teaching on baptism by the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that this baptism is done by the Spirit, involves no water, and places believers into the body of Christ.
Every Believer Is Baptized, Not Just an Elite
Les stresses the word “all” in verse 13, teaching that the Holy Spirit baptizes every believer regardless of station in life into Christ’s body.
Spirit Baptism Makes the One True Body
Les explains that the true church is the worldwide composite of born-again believers, and they enter it only through the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Spirit Baptism Happens at the Moment of Salvation
Les teaches that this invisible baptism happens instantly when a person believes the gospel, making every true believer part of Christ’s body.
Spirit Baptism Is the Only Baptism That Counts for Eternity
Les distinguishes between church membership and true membership in the body of Christ, showing that only the Spirit’s baptism places a saved person into the body and matters for eternity.
Spirit Baptism Places Believers in the Church Universal
Les describes the invisible act by which the Holy Spirit places every believer at the moment of salvation into the body of Christ, which will one day be His Bride.
Spirit Baptism Is Not Water Baptism
Les emphasizes that all believers are baptized by one Holy Spirit into one body and that this baptism does not use water.
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 central verse on Spirit baptism, directly connecting the Holy Spirit’s baptism with membership in the body of Christ.
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 supplies Paul’s human-body analogy, showing that many diverse members form one body in Christ.
No. Les Feldick says the Holy Spirit does not use water in this baptism. Spirit baptism is the Holy Spirit’s invisible act of placing a believer into the body of Christ.
Yes. Les stresses the word “all” in 1 Corinthians 12:13. Every believer, not just the “super spiritual,” is baptized by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ.
It happens the moment a person believes the gospel. Les describes it as an immediate result of salvation, when the Holy Spirit places the new believer into Christ’s body.
Not necessarily. Les says only saved believers are in the body of Christ. An unsaved person can be a church member but still not be part of the body, because only the Holy Spirit places true believers into the body.
Yes. Les teaches that by one Spirit, Jews and Gentiles, bond and free, are all baptized into one body and made to drink of the same Spirit.
Watch the Teaching: Two Baptisms Explained: What Most Christians Miss in Acts 1