Lesson 3787

 (Lesson 3787)(06-01-22) 1st Corinthians 12:1-13

    “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.   And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 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.”

    In today’s quote, Paul made the point that each child of God is a separate by equal part of the church, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

    Paul made another very important that helps to lay to rest the erroneous contention that water baptism is essential to the salvation of one’s eternal soul. “Baptism” is indeed required for  spiritual rebirth. However, it is NOT baptism by water. It is, just as Paul makes clear in the quote, baptism by the Spirit, “For by one SPIRIT are we ALL bbaptized into one body”.~