1 Corinthians 12:13, By One Spirit Are We Bapized into One Body

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.

The Holy Spirit indwells all believers in Jesus Christ. The action of the Holy Spirit coming to indwell a person thus baptising such a one into the body of Christ, the family of God. This Holy Spirit marks out every child of God and incorporates him or her into the family of God, which is described here as one body. It speaks of unity and it speaks also of diversity. Many members yet one body in Christ. The societal distinction of race and social status by no means prevents any from entering God’s kingdom. All are within the reach of God’s love.

God saved the Jews during the times of Christ. He also saved the Gentiles. After Christ’s ascension, the Holy Spirit that filled the disciples enabled them to preach the gospel. The Holy Spirit also opened the heart of all who will believe to come to repentance and the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Ethopian eunuch was gloriously saved when Philip opened the Scripture in Isaiah 53 to him. He was from the continent of Africa. The Lord also saved the family of Cornelius, the first European man. We saw the gospel reaching out today to the uttermost parts of the earth. And it is that same Holy Spirit that saved one and all.

William MacDonald observed well the second part of the verse, “The verse goes on to say that believers have all been made to drink into one Spirit. This means that they partake of the Spirit of God in the sense that they receive Him as an indwelling Person and receive the benefits of His ministry in their lives.”

The Holy Spirit imparts to us the wisdom of God’s truth so that we may order our lives receiving God’s blessing. Amen.