Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 12:13
The baptism of the Spirit took place initially on the day of Pentecost (Acts 1:5; Acts 2:33; Acts 11:16). Subsequently individual believers experienced Spirit baptism when they personally trusted Christ as their Savior (Acts 11:15-17; Romans 8:9).In Spirit baptism the Holy Spirit baptizes (Gr. baptidzo, lit. submerges) the believer into the body of Christ. He makes us a part of it. Water baptism illustrates this. Every believer experiences Spirit baptism regardless of his or her race or social... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 12:12-14
The body and its members 12:12-14Paul now compared the body of Christ, the universal church, though by extension the local church as well, to a human body. Again his point was not that the church needs to have unity but that it needs to have diversity. read more