Inner Life Through the Son Within

1 John 5:11-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 John 5 in context

Scripture Focus

11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 John 5:11-13

Biblical Context

The passage states that God gave us eternal life and that this life is found in the Son. Those who have the Son have life, and the words are written so you may know you possess eternal life by believing in the Son’s name.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your record is not a distant doctrine but a present condition of consciousness. In Neville's view, 'eternal life' is the steady awareness of life, here and now, and 'the Son' is the inner God-consciousness within you—the I AM that you awaken to. To say that God has given eternal life and that this life is in the Son is to declare that life is not found by chasing outside events but by recognizing the life already circulating in your own being. When you 'have the Son,' you truly have life, because the Son represents your unity with God; when you do not, life feels separate, lacking, and unfulfilled. The writing aims to install certainty: you may know you have eternal life by finding and trusting the inner image of the Son within you. Believe on the name of the Son becomes believing in the living presence within, the Christ within, the I AM that does not come and go but abides. Practice yields memory: awaken to the feeling that your consciousness is life itself, and life will answer as your immediate experience.

Practice This Now

Close eyes and, in the first-person present tense, affirm: 'I am life; I have eternal life now in the Son within me.' Then dwell in the feeling of that presence until it becomes your normal state.

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