Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 7:15-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 7 in context

Scripture Focus

15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

16For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

1 Corinthians 7:15-16

Biblical Context

Plainly, the passage says that if an unbelieving spouse departs, you are not bound and should seek peace. It also notes you cannot know the other’s inner state, while your own transformation may carry the possibility of salvation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your spouse's departure in the outer scene is not a calamity but a signal to look inward. In the Neville lens, unbelief is a misplaced belief in separation from God, a mistaken state of consciousness. When you assume, 'I am at peace,' you awaken the I AM within and the world conforms to that inner topography. God is the I AM, the ever-present awareness that animates all relationships; your salvation is the awakening that the same life flows through you and your partner. The verse 'how knowest thou' asks you to stop diagnosing the other and begin releasing the belief that you are powerless. By feeling the reality of peace now, you revise the past and present as one continuous moment of harmony. The outer departure thus becomes the invitation to prove, by living from inner peace, that the beloved is already saved in the light you choose to inhabit.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of peace now: I am at peace; the relationship harmonizes through the I AM within me. Sit with that feeling for a few minutes, letting the inner state redraw the outer scene.