Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 4:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

1 Corinthians 4:3-5

Biblical Context

Paul says it is a very small thing to be judged by you or by men, and that he does not judge himself. The Lord will judge; do not judge before the time, for He will reveal hidden things and the motives of the heart, and then shall praise come from God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Interpreting this through the I AM within, the 'you' who judges is a state of consciousness, and the 'Lord' who judges is the awareness that shines within. In Neville's practice, judgments from others reflect your own vibrational state; when you feel judged, you are alert to a belief you hold about yourself. The verse names 'the time' as a present opportunity to allow the Lord to illuminate what lies in shadow; rely not on outer verdicts, but on the inner verdict of the I AM who sees the truth behind appearances. When you cultivate the assumption that you are already kept in the light of the Lord, you reverse the scene: the hidden things of darkness become visible as you revise your self-perception. The counsels of the hearts are not to be feared but to be discovered and clarified by your inner eye. As you dwell in that awareness, you stand as the truth of your being, and praise to God is the natural overflow of realized consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in quiet; imagine the Lord looking into your heart with loving light and declare, 'I am already justified by the Lord.' Feel the reality of that light now.