Neville Goddard on 1 John 2:14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 John 2 in context

Scripture Focus

14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1 John 2:14

Biblical Context

John writes to two groups—fathers who know the Beginning and young men who are strong—affirming that the Word of God dwells in you and you have overcome the wicked one.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of this verse as a map of inner states, not distant people. The fathers represent a consciousness that has known him from the beginning—the stable I AM that never changes. The young men are those who are strong because the Word of God abides in them, a living thought-form that remains when appearances shift. The 'wicked one' is the inner doubt, fear, and sense of separation that would pretend to deny the truth. When you align with the I AM, you join the timeless origin of your being and permit that origin to govern your life. Your outer world becomes the echo of your inner state: if you believe the Word abides in you, you feel invincible, and doubt vanishes. You have overcome not by fighting, but by claiming your oneness with God and letting the Word express itself as your present reality. The verse invites a revision: see yourself as the one who already stands in the beginning, and watch reality rearrange itself to fit.