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“One Baptism” In Ephesians 4 Signifies Unity, Not Number Of Times Received
While it’s true that the Sacrament of Baptism (since it confers an indelible mark) can only be received one time, it’s important to note that the “one baptism” in Ephesians 4:5 refers to a unity in the sacramental baptism received by all Christians (i.e. the same kind of baptism), not to the number of times that baptism can be received. That’s proven by the fact that in the passage St. Paul refers to “one Lord” and “one faith”, yet a person who has fallen away from the one Lord and the one faith could repent and receive the Lord and the faith for a second time. Hence, in Ephesians 4:5 the “one Lord” and the “one faith” do not refer to the number of times the Lord or the faith can be received, but to the fact that all in the Body of Christ have the very same Lord and the same faith. Likewise, the statement that all in the Church have one baptism means that all in the Church have the same sacramental baptism (which is celebrated in water – Ephesians 5:26), which contradicts the idea that people can be in the Church without the Sacrament of Baptism. The many references to Ephesians 4:5 in magisterial documents that deal with the unity of the Church also prove that the “one baptism” in Ephesians 4:5 refers to a unity in the kind of baptism received. For example:
Pope Pius VI, Inscrutabile (# 8), Dec. 25, 1775: “… We exhort and advise you to be all of one mind and in harmony as you strive for the same object, just as the Church has one faith, one baptism, and one spirit.”
Pope Leo XII, Ubi Primum (# 14), May 5, 1824: “It is impossible for the most true God, who is Truth itself, the best, the wisest Provider, and the Rewarder of good men, to approve all sects which profess false teachings which are often inconsistent with one another and contradictory, and to confer eternal rewards on their members... by divine faith we hold one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and that no other name under heaven is given to men except the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth in which we must be saved. This is why we profess that there is no salvation outside the Church.”
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