The Inner Seed of God
1 John 3:9-10 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 John 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Those born of God do not sin because God's seed remains in them. Righteousness and love reveal who truly belongs to God.
Neville's Inner Vision
To John, sin is not a crime outside you but a drift of awareness away from your true I AM. Being 'born of God' is not a pedigree but a state of consciousness in which you awaken to the seed of God abiding in you. The 'seed' remains, and by that abiding presence you cannot be the slave of fear, doubt, or separation, for you are now identified with the Living I AM that is always present. When you truly know yourself as this divine parent, your outward acts align with righteousness; they are not performances to appease a distant deity but natural expressions of your inner state. The line between 'children of God' and 'children of the devil' dissolves into a distinction of awareness: one who remembers unity and acts with love toward his brother, and one who neglects righteousness and love as if they were foreign. In this light, sin becomes a misreading of your own immovable position in God; you choose by attention what you dwell in. Your world rearranges itself to mirror that inner state, and you discover that the seed is not outside you but the very you that endures.
Practice This Now
Imagine stating softly: 'I am born of God; the seed remains in me; I cannot sin.' Feel this as present fact for a few minutes, then picture your next act toward a brother flowing from that state.
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