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NASB | Ephesians 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:4 There is one body [of believers] and one Spirit--just as you were called to one hope when called [to salvation]-- |
Subject: Baptism, why not more than one? |
Bible Note: Leather48; According to 1 Cor. 12:13 we read "For by one Spirit are we born 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" When we are born again we are baptised by the Holy Spirit into the church which is his body which is sometimes referred to as the universal (not a Biblical term) church. This is a once and for all work for the believer and without it we are not born again. In Acts 2:41 "Then they that gladly received his word were baptised..." This was water baptism by immersion which every believer underwent after they were saved. I believe that it is symbolic of what has happened within when we trusted Christ and declares our identification with him. ( I know that some do not agree with me on this point) Peace in his Name Robert |