Neville Goddard on Acts 11:26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 11 in context

Scripture Focus

26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Acts 11:26

Biblical Context

The verse describes how a man is found and brought to Antioch, where the church for a year gathers to teach many. It notes that the disciples were called Christians for the first time.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the inner listener, this passage is not a historical itinerary but a map of consciousness. 'Found him' is the moment you discover the Christ within—your own I AM recognizing itself and bringing that recognition into the arena of your mind. 'Brought him to Antioch' signals placing that state in the seat of your awareness, the inner city where you convene with your deeper faculties. 'A whole year they assembled themselves with the church' speaks of sustained inner alignment: the mind gathered its faculties—the thoughts, feelings, senses—into a single household of faith, a church made of attention and trust. 'Taught much people' is the spreading of that truth through your own experiences and choices: when you live from that state, others feel the presence of it. 'The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch' marks the birth of your inner identity as one with the Christ, not a label from without but an awakened state from within. The key practice is to dwell in this inner community, to let your I AM tutor every part of you until the name 'Christian' is the living condition of your mind.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are already the Christ within; feel your inner church gathered, teaching through you. Sit in stillness and repeat, 'I am one with the I AM' until the feeling of unity becomes your normal state.