Unity Beyond Identity
1 Corinthians 1:12-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Corinthians 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul notes factions among believers—Paul, Apollos, Cephas—then asks if Christ is divided and whether baptism was in Paul's name, pointing to the unity of the body in Christ.
Neville's Inner Vision
In these lines the names Paul, Apollos, Cephas, and Christ stand not as external facts but as inner states of consciousness you entertain. To say “I am of Paul” is to identify with a partial strand of your own life; to say “I of Christ” is to awaken to the unity that underlies all such identities. Is Christ divided? is the invitation to see that separation is a dream of the mind. If you baptize in the name of Paul, you have allowed a fragment to claim the whole. The one true baptism is immersion in the Christ within—your I AM who knows no division. The truth is the Christ is the unifier; your true self is not split between teachers but is the single, living presence through whom every noble guide expresses. When you awaken to the fact that you are one Life, you cannot be torn asunder—your consciousness becomes the undivided body of Christ, guiding each thought, feeling, and action with seamless unity.
Practice This Now
Assume the feeling: I am Christ; there is only one Life within me. Now revise any sense of allegiance to Paul, Apollos, or Cephas into the awareness that all such identities are facets of the same I AM.
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