Neville Goddard on 1 John 3:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 John 3 in context

Scripture Focus

23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

1 John 3:23

Biblical Context

1 John 3:23 states the command to believe in the name of Jesus Christ and to love one another as given. It links faith and love as two aspects of the same inner command.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville's eye, this verse is not a list of external duties but a statement about the state of your consciousness. The name of His Son Jesus Christ is the recognition of the Christ within, the I AM that you truly are. When you believe on that name, you align your inner world with the fact of God-consciousness; belief becomes a feeling-state of acceptance, not a report about outward events. The command to love one another is the natural overflow of that alignment: when you know yourself as the I AM, you see the Other as the same self in a different form, and love flows as a wound-up energy released through your imagination. The verse invites you to revise any sense of separation and to dwell in the unity of spirit as your immediate reality. Your task is to practice the assumption that this truth is already true in you, and let the world reflect your inner harmony.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state: I believe in the name of Jesus Christ within me, and I love my neighbor as the I AM in them. Sustain that feeling for a minute and watch the outer scene rearrange to match the inner unity.