The Mystery of Baptism E-Book

Neville Goddard

• Herausgeber: Andura Publishing
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

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Experience the life-changing power of Neville Goddard with this unforgettable lesson.

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THE MYSTERY OF BAPTISM

Neville Goddard 01-31-1969

Baptism on this level is a symbolic representation of being raised to the realization of being God the Father. In his letter, Paul tells the Ephesians that there is only one baptism. This occurs prior to the realization of being God the Father. And in Paul's letter to the Romans he states: "We are buried with Christ by a baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we also may walk in newness of life."

Baptism implies complete immersion. It is said that when Jesus rose out of the water the heavens opened, and the Spirit, in the form of a dove, descended upon him.

Has it ever occurred to you that you are immersed in a body which is 90 per cent water? This is the great water in which God is buried and will remain until - now individualized as you - He will rise out of the water to see the heavens become transparent and the Spirit - in bodily form as a dove - descend with his gift of a new form, a new manner of existence, and a new unification, so that each - while preserving his individuality - becomes God the Father.

In his great eulogy, Paul places baptism as sixth in order. Beginning with the one body, Paul speaks of the one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and finally the one God and Father of all. So this baptism takes place just before you become aware of being - not just God the Father, but the Father of all!

Now it is said that when the heavens opened to complete translucency, Christ - now risen - not only saw the Spirit take on bodily form as a dove, but heard a voice speak directly to him. This event takes place in an individual's soul, and is not seen or heard by anyone else!

Jesus is the personification of redeemed humanity. He represents all those who have fulfilled scripture. His story takes place in the soul of the individual who has the experience, and it is not shared by another on this level. "I have had a baptism to be baptized with, and now I am constrained until it is accomplished." All scholars interpret this statement to mean the crucifixion, but it is not.