Inner Baptism of Luke 7:29-30

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke’s verses invite you to see baptism not as ceremony but as a shift of inner state. The crowd and the publicans did not merely obey a command; they allowed the inner 'John'—the voice of truth within—to move them into a new alignment with God. In Neville’s language, they chose to become conscious of the truth they already are: the I AM now accepting its own counsel, baptism as the wearing of that truth like a robe. To them, the 'counsel of God' was not outside but within, and by consenting to it, they justified God, qualifying their lives with faith and obedience. The Pharisees and lawyers, on the other hand, resisted by withholding baptism; their fixed beliefs blocked the current of truth, so they stood apart from the reality the I AM is birthing in every moment. Your role is to notice which state you inhabit: the open receptivity that says 'Yes' to the inner counsel, or the closed refusal that denies it. When you assume the feeling of being baptized, you align your inner world with the divine.