For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

 Water metaphor:

             Baptized into one body:  

 1 Corinthians 12:13

13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

 

            We may be different from other believers throughout the world, but we are all part of the same body. Therefore, we should not look down on them nor condemn them for their beliefs that are different from ours. We were all made to drink of one Spirit, so we should have the same driving force within us. We should all be approaching the kind of person Jesus was; even though we might get there from different directions.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You are one in Me. There are no boundaries in Me. There are no differences in Me. I am One, and you shall be one. There is no division in Me. I am the only One, and you cannot succeed as separate peoples. You must be one as the Father and I are One. Abide in Me, and you shall be one … for My Spirit is not a spirit of division, but of unity. Stay in Me, and you shall be one with one another. They are your brethren. Do not treat them as less than you. Treat them as you would Me.”

 

            42. I was baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body. I am one with all other believers.