Inner Discipline and Unity
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Corinthians 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul commands that a brother living in open sin—such as fornication, covetousness, idolatry, railing, drunkenness, or extortion—should not be kept company; he says judgment of outsiders is God’s, and the wicked should be put away from among you.
Neville's Inner Vision
Take these verses as a map of your inner state. The fornicator, covetous, idolater, railer, drunkard, and extortioner are not separate people—these are places you have allowed within your own consciousness. When you say 'with such a one no not to eat,' you are simply choosing to starve the state that feeds those acts by withdrawing your attention from it. God, the I AM within, judges only the thoughts you entertain; therefore the distinction between 'inside' and 'outside' is a trick of perception and you may dissolve it by turning your attention toward unity. To expel the wicked from among yourselves is to clean your inner circle of thought-forms that undermine harmony. As you revise your assumption to 'I am one with all in the I AM,' you will experience the community you desire—not through external enforcement, but by the steady transformation of your inner life. The moment you stop feeding the problem, the problem dissolves and your circle reflects wholeness.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Assume you are now living as the I AM, seeing only unity. Close your eyes and repeat: 'I AM one with all in me; I release the belief in separation.' Rest in the feeling of that unity for several breaths, and notice your inner world aligning with holiness.
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