Ignited Inner Doctrine

Neville's Inner Vision

To the conscious reader, this verse signals that being 'instructed in the way of the Lord' concerns the state of awareness rather than perfect doctrine. 'Fervent in the spirit' is the inner flame of the I AM, the feeling-tone from which all action arises. He 'spake and taught diligently' from his present horizon, even though he 'knew only the baptism of John'—a symbol of repentance and early understanding. The baptism of John represents a stage of consciousness, not a final jurisdiction. Your outer capacity to teach does not wait for complete knowledge; it follows the inner conviction you hold now. By assuming the truth of your present level—your alignment with the Lord's way—you activate the same dynamic that moves others: belief becomes manifestation. The call is to revise your sense of self, to know that fullness of truth can unfold as you dwell in the initial, fiery state. Faith and discernment arise as you persist in that inner posture, and the fuller baptism of Spirit arrives as a natural expansion of your existing certainty.