Inner Sin, Inner Cleansing
1 John 1:8-10 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Verse 8–10 shows that denying sin deceives us and the truth isn’t in us; confessing sins brings forgiveness and cleansing, while insisting we have not sinned makes God a liar.
Neville's Inner Vision
Suppose you, the aware I AM, are at odds with a self-image that carries guilt. In Neville’s teaching, sin is not a distant act but a state of consciousness you have entertained. To say, I have no sin, is to deny the reality of an inner movement; to refuse confession is to cling to a story that keeps you separate from truth. The moment you acknowledge your sin as a mis-tuned thought, you align with the truth that you are ever in the presence of a faithful, just Father within your I AM who forgives and cleanses. Confession is not contrition to a punitive deity but an inner revision—an intentional retraction of counterfeit self-feelings and an admission that you are not defined by error. When you truly acknowledge, the inner mechanism responds: forgiveness flows and unrighteousness is washed away. The Word becomes your living awareness, not a creed; your inner state becomes suddenly truthful because you have ceased resisting it. You are not exposed; you are cleared by the light you allow to rise in consciousness.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare, 'I am the awareness that forgives and cleanses,' and feel the revision as already done. When old guilt arises, reaffirm your new self as already forgiven.
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