The Inner Baptism of Faith
Acts 10:47-48 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Peter states that those who have received the Holy Spirit should not be blocked from water baptism, and he directs them to be baptized in the Lord's name.
Neville's Inner Vision
The Spirit's arrival in these hearts declares the same divine life in every awakened person. The question 'Can any man forbid water' dissolves into a conviction about consciousness: there are no external limits within you when you acknowledge your true self. Water symbolizes cleansing of old identifications, a renewal that aligns you with the Lord within. 'Baptized in the name of the Lord' means naming the act with the identity you truly are—the I AM, the eternal God-awareness that stands here now. The command to be baptized is an invitation to enact that inner truth openly, in your daily life. The request to tarry days is inner patience: let your new state settle, assimilate, and expand until it becomes your natural way of being. Grace and salvation are not distant; they are present when you acknowledge your oneness with the divine and let your world respond from this inner state.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume you are already baptized in the Lord's name, and the Holy Spirit fills you now; feel the cleansing current dissolving limitation. Then revise any sense of separation and live from the assured reality that your inner state is your outward reality.
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