Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 9:20-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 9 in context

Scripture Focus

20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

1 Corinthians 9:20-22

Biblical Context

Paul adapts his approach to different groups—Jews, those under the law, Gentiles, and the weak—to win some to the gospel. This shows the power of flexible outreach to reach every heart.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the text, the outer acts of Paul are but symbols of inner acts. He did not change the gospel; he changed his state of consciousness. To become like the Jew, the one under law, the Gentile without law, or the weak is to enter the inner room where you imagine yourself wearing their skin and feeling their longing. Neville would say: life is formed by your I AM, by the assurance you hold in your chest. When you dwell in a state that already includes their condition, you stop accusing your world and begin guiding it with your imagination. The one who knows the truth does not argue with the crowd; he develops a richer inner atmosphere, a vibratory tone that matches the needs of each listener. In such willing symmetry, salvation becomes not a distant event but a present posture of consciousness—your awareness doing the saving, your feeling being the bridge. So, you can emulate this approach in your own life: adjust your inner state until you feel you belong to all, and your world must follow.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and picture someone from any group you want to reach; enter their inner state and feel their longing as if it were your own. Then revise your state to I AM all things to all men, and dwell in the feeling that lives are touched and saved through your consciousness.