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

Read 1 Corinthians 5 in context

Scripture Focus

4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

1 Corinthians 5:4-5

Biblical Context

Paul instructs that when gathered in Jesus' name, a seriously fallen member is to be delivered to the power of the world so that the old self may be destroyed, with the aim that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. In plain terms, the community holds space for transformative correction that leads to spiritual restoration.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard lens, the verse becomes a meditation on inner processes of consciousness. 'Deliver unto Satan' is not punishment but an inward release of the old self—the image you have accepted as you. The 'flesh' stands for entrenched habits, fear, and the mind's stubborn gravities; to 'destruction' of this flesh is to let the old picture dissolve. The gathering and the power of our Lord Jesus Christ point you to a single sovereign fact: the I AM within is the only actor, and imagination is the instrument through which you address, dissolve, and replace the self you previously assumed. By consenting to the act of letting go—the moment you no longer defend the old man—you invite the Spirit to be saved, that is, the remade consciousness awakening to the Lord within in the present moment. The day of the Lord Jesus is not future doom but the perpetual recognition that you are always in the presence and power of the Lord, here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and assume the I AM presence as power; visualize the old self (the 'flesh') dissolving, and feel the spirit awaken, saved in the day of the Lord.