Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 9:15-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 9 in context

Scripture Focus

15But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

16For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:15-18

Biblical Context

Paul declares he does not seek personal glory; preaching is a compelled duty laid upon him, and he desires to preach the gospel without charge so as not to abuse his power.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this brief scripture lies your invitation to awaken to a state of service that is freely given. Paul does not glory in toil; he yields to a necessity laid upon him by the I AM within, and this inner call liberates him from seeking pay or applause. The 'dispensation' is not a purse but a revision of consciousness: when you assume the gospel is yours to give freely, power ceases to be something you command and becomes the natural expression of your being. Your reward is not external favor but the alignment of life with the truth you declare; when you preach the gospel without charge, you are simply living in harmony with the law of assumption—that imagination creates reality. If you insist on the old motive, you risk bondage; when you revise to the voluntary mood, you release the divine economy to supply all that is needed. The gospel flows as a free act of consciousness, and your 'power' is your fidelity to the inner call.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are already called to this work and that abundance flows as you give. Feel the inner assurance settle in your chest and act from that state.