Neville Goddard on 1 John 4:15-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 John 4 in context

Scripture Focus

15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:15-16

Biblical Context

The passage teaches that confessing Jesus as the Son of God anchors God’s dwelling within you, and that God is love; living in love means living in God and God in you.

Neville's Inner Vision

To John’s words, read them as a map of your inner state. When you declare that Jesus is the Son of God, you are not declaring a distant history; you are acknowledging the I AM within your own heart—the Christ within you. God dwells in that acknowledged I AM, and you in God, a mutual indwelling of consciousness and its source. We have known and believed the love that God hath to us: the love is not a sentiment apart from you but the very fabric of your being. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. This is not a negotiation with time or place; it is a realization that your inner atmosphere is permeated with divine presence. When you rest in love, you rest in God; when you walk in fear, you forget this truth. The invitation is simple: dwell in love, let love shape your thoughts and feelings, and your outward world will reflect that inner dwelling.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already dwelling in God; revise any sense of separation by whispering, 'God is love; I am in God, and God is in me,' and feel that presence now.