Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

7For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

1 Corinthians 4:1-7

Biblical Context

Paul emphasizes faithful stewardship of God's mysteries, humility over judgment, and that all gifts come from the Lord, not from personal merit.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us view Paul’s words as poetry of the inner life. The ministers of Christ are not a class of men but currents of consciousness through which the divine mysteries pass into your world. To be faithful, then, is to remain steady in this inner function, regardless of outer judgment. And when you say, 'I know nothing by myself,' you are not admitting ignorance but acknowledging that all light comes from the Lord within you. The Lord is the judge, not you or your neighbors; let the inner light decide the time and reveal the hidden purposes of your heart. The moment you compare yourself with another, you prove that you have forgotten the truth: you are already the expression of what you have received. There is no 'difference' you created; every gift is borrowed from the One I AM. If you truly received it, you do not glory in it as a separate you, but offer it back as service. Awake to this, and every imagined status dissolves into quiet confidence: you stand as the faithful steward of God’s mysteries within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the role of the faithful steward in your own life. Declare, 'I am the minister of God’s mysteries, entrusted with truth,' and feel the truth settling in your chest until you know it as the I AM within you.