Inner Kingdom Baptism Acts 8:12

Neville's Inner Vision

Belief here is not a mere mental assent; it is a turning of the entire self toward the realization of the kingdom within. When Philip proclaims the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus, the hearers awaken to a state of consciousness where that kingdom already exists as their I AM. The baptism spoken of then is not a rain from above, but an immersion into the felt reality of that being. To believe is to align your sense of self with the occupant of the I AM whose authority governs every thought and image. In Neville's terms, the kingdom is a present-tense scene you imagine and inhabit until it becomes your habitual awareness. The name of Jesus stands for consciousness itself, not a distant figure; it is recognizing that you are the living expression of the divine. As you yield to this recognition, old beliefs about lack, limitation, or separation dissipate, and the outward sign of baptism follows as your new state of consciousness.