Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 8:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 8 in context

Scripture Focus

7Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

8But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

1 Corinthians 8:7-8

Biblical Context

Paul explains that not everyone has the same understanding; some with a weak conscience still treat food offered to idols as defiling. Yet such eating does not bring spiritual advantage or disadvantage.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your self is the I AM, and all persons and things are projections of your inner state. The idol you fear is but a mental image that you have given power to by attention. When you say that some conscience is weak, you are naming a feeling inside you that yields to appearances. Yet food cannot augment or reduce your standing with God; your value is established by your inner conviction, not by external ritual. So the true decision is not about the meat but about the state you inhabit. If you assume a consciousness that knows all things are neutral before God, your body and circumstances rearrange to reflect that. In practice, you do not change the world by fighting the idol, but by changing your sense of self—the I AM—into a state where there is no defilement in any object or act. This is the path to liberty: revise, feel it real, and observe the outer world align with your inner light.