Neville Goddard on 1 John 5:20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 John 5 in context

Scripture Focus

20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

1 John 5:20

Biblical Context

The verse states that the Son of God has come and given us understanding to know what is true; we are in the true God, in His Son Jesus Christ, which is eternal life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the coming of the Son as the awakening of your own I AM to a higher recognition. The 'understanding' given is not a fact learned from outside, but an inner perception—the knowing of what is true—freed from the illusion of separation. When the verse says we are in Him that is true, the implication is that you dwell in a state of consciousness in which Truth is your living reality. The true God is not distant; He is the I AM you are, the one who knows, the one who experiences. Jesus Christ emerges as the name of that living consciousness in which you reside. To live is to live from that truth; eternal life is the continuous presence of that awareness. Your task is to revise every sense of lack by recalling that you already know Him who is true, and you live within Him who is Life.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: 'I am in the true God; I am in His Son Jesus Christ.' Feel it real for five minutes, then let that certainty guide your next daily action.