Unbroken Inner Union
1 Corinthians 7:12-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Corinthians 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage counsels not to divorce a spouse who does not share faith if they are willing to stay, preserving the relationship.
Neville's Inner Vision
Take the text as a map of inner states: the rest of Paul’s counsel is about love as choosing a state, not forcing a change. The unbelieving spouse represents a belief opposite to your current conviction; the command to stay is a call to maintain your state of wholeness regardless of appearances. Your imagination, not the external contract, is the real agent here. By sustaining the inner image of unity—seeing the partner as still there, still yours, still receptive—you align your outer circumstances with that inner truth. The I AM does the aligning; you simply dwell in the feeling that separation is only a dream dissolving in your recognition of oneness. Mercy and compassion are not concessions but states of consciousness that you practice until they become your daily atmosphere. So the instruction to refrain from tearing apart the bond is really an instruction to guard your inner atmosphere, to refuse to terminate an inner relationship that you already know to be true.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise your state: I and my beloved are one in the I AM. Feel that unity now and carry it into the day.
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