Neville Goddard on 1 John 1:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 John 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

1 John 1:3-4

Biblical Context

These verses say that what the apostles have witnessed and spoken is shared so others may join in fellowship—with us, with the Father, and with Jesus Christ. The aim is that your joy may be full through this intimate union.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice the 'we' as your higher self inviting you into a present reality. The writers did not offer a memory of distant events; they announce a state of consciousness you can enter now. Fellowship is not a social arrangement but an inner alignment—the sense that the Father and the Son dwell in you as your I AM. When you accept this, you already share that life with the us in these words, and joy becomes the natural outcome. Your joy is not earned but unveiled by quiet recognition: you are already in communion with God. Persist in the imagination of this union, revise any sense of separation, and let the feeling of togetherness fill your heart. As you dwell in that awareness, your outward circumstances begin to echo the fullness of this inner state. The practical step is to treat this reading as a directive to realign your inner world until joy is full.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, and assume, 'I am in fellowship with the Father and His Son now.' Feel the joy surge as a felt reality and stay with that sensation for a minute.