Ephesians 4:4-6: “One Body and one Spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
1 Corinthians 12:13: “For also in one Spirit we were all baptized into one Body.”
Baptism is not only a personal act but also a corporate experience, for it brings us into the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ is the expression of Christ in His many members, and baptism is the entrance into this living organism.
Ephesians 4:4-6 reveals the oneness of the Body. Through one baptism, we are brought into one Body, joined to Christ as the Head and to one another as fellow members. This oneness is not outward but organic, rooted in the Spirit and made real through baptism.
1 Corinthians 12:13 shows that by the Spirit, we are baptized into one Body and made to drink of the Spirit. Baptism brings us into a new realm of living—a realm where we function not as isolated individuals but as coordinated members of the Body of Christ.
Living in the Body means living in fellowship, coordination, and oneness. It is through this corporate living that Christ is expressed fully.
Thoughts of day/Main Points:
– Baptism brings us into the Body of Christ, a living organism.
– The Body is one, and we are joined to it through one baptism.
– Living in the Body means living in fellowship and coordination with other members.
– Baptism introduces us to the corporate aspect of Christ’s expression.
– The Spirit makes this oneness real and practical in our daily living.
Prayer Confessions:
Lord, thank You for baptizing me into Your Body.
Keep me living in the oneness of the Body of Christ.
Teach me to function as a coordinated member of Your Body.
May my life be an expression of the corporate oneness of the Body.
Let the reality of baptism into the Body govern my relationships and service, Amen.
