Neville Goddard on Acts 19:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 19 in context

Scripture Focus

4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:4-5

Biblical Context

Paul explains that John's baptism was for repentance and urges belief in the coming Christ Jesus. When they hear this, they are baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene, the baptism of repentance is not an event in time but a turning of your attention from the old self to the Christ within. John speaks of the coming one, and Paul redirects the listener's faith toward the indwelling I AM—Christ Jesus, not a distant event. The 'coming one' is your own consciousness awakening to its true sovereign state. To hear is to return; to believe in the Christ is to acknowledge that the I AM is already Lord of your life, here and now. The act of being 'baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus' is the inner acknowledgement that your awareness has been claimed by divine authority. In practice, this means you can let go of the old identifications and accept the Christ as your present reality. The shift happens not by time but by attention and belief—the mind aligning with its own spiritual office, the I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of the Christ within now; feel the I AM as your baptism; rest in that assurance for several breaths until belief becomes felt knowing.