Inner Kingdom Now: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Neville's Inner Vision

Do not imagine the kingdom as something future hovering beyond the clouds. The kingdom is your present I AM, the living awareness you identify with. To the degree you call yourself 'unrighteous'—fornicators, idolaters, thieves, or any name of lack—you remain outside that kingdom by alignment with a memory you prefer. Yet Paul proclaims a radical shift: such were some of you, but you are washed, sanctified, justified by the name of Jesus and the Spirit. This is not moralism; it is a shift in consciousness. The self you once believed was condemned is simply a mistaken identity. In the moment you assume a new state—washed, sanctified, justified—you enter the kingdom now. The external conditions merely reflect your inner alignment. Practice this by revision, by choosing to identify with the new you, and by feeling the reality of the text as present experience. The Spirit within confirms the truth: your past is null in the face of your present awareness. Stand in the truth that you are already in the kingdom, and let your life follow from that conscious state.