By Peter Kennedy
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body–whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free–and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.” – 1 Corinthians 12:13.
Dr. Jim Denison is a pastor and Christian author. His articles have appeared in The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Post, Common Call, Huffington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, TheBlaze, FoxNews.com, Religion News Service, and Pathos.
When Dr. Denison was in college, he served as a summer missionary in East Malaysia. While there he attended a small church. At one of the church’s worship services, a teenage girl came forward to announce her decision to follow Christ and be baptized.
During the service, Jim noticed some worn-out luggage leaning against the wall of the church building. He asked the pastor about it. The pastor pointed to the girl who had just been baptized and told Jim, “Her father said that if she was baptized as a Christian she could never go home again. So she brought her luggage.”
In Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit baptizes us into one body. Today in prayer, if you have not made a public profession of your faith in baptism, consider doing so to bring glory and honor to Christ.
“Those who see baptism only as confession of our faith have missed the main point. Baptism is tied to the promise of forgiveness.” – John Calvin.
God’s Word: “There is one body and one Spirit– just as you were called to one hope when you were called– one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” – Ephesians 4:4-6.
