Fire of Inner Work
1 Corinthians 3:13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Corinthians 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Each person’s deeds are laid bare; the coming day will declare them, testing the quality of what you have created with your thoughts and feelings.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the day as the moment your awareness tests itself by its own assumed end. The fire is not a punishment from without, but the pressure of consciousness revealing what you have truly invested in your imagination. The 'works' are your ideas, decisions, habits—everything you have imagined as real. If they are mere thoughts without feeling, the fire burns them away, leaving only what you have truly embraced in your inner state. Yet if you persist in feeling the wish fulfilled, the fire refines your state and adds fuel to the form you desire. The outer world then becomes the visible evidence of your inner I AM. You are not waiting for salvation from some external judge; you are bringing forth your own state where it already exists. The verse invites you to examine your inner workshop and choose with clarity what you will permit to remain. In truth, the day is now—and your inner fire is the coach guiding you to a realized self.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly, declare, 'I AM in the state I desire now,' and feel it as present reality until your body confirms the feeling.
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