Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 1:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 1 in context

Scripture Focus

1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:1-5

Biblical Context

Peter writes to scattered believers about being chosen by foreknowledge, sanctified by the Spirit, and kept for salvation, with a lively hope and an eternal inheritance.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville’s inward ear, this letter is a map of your present consciousness. The term elect is your recognition that the I AM, your true self, foreknows you as one who will awaken now. Sanctification of the Spirit is the inner discipline that tunes your thoughts to a higher cadence; obedience is the moment you yield to that inner impulse, and the sprinkling of the blood is the cleansing of old, limiting stories from mind so clear vision can enter. The resurrection becomes the awakening of a life that never truly died—the vitality of consciousness revived by faith in your God-dream. The inheritance incorruptible and undefiled is inner wealth you carry as a state of being, not external possession, and it is kept by the power of God as you inhabit this new state through steadfast faith. The last time, in this light, is the present moment you choose this living hope over old doubt.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise your sense of self until you feel: I am kept by the power of God through faith, and an incorruptible inheritance is mine now in consciousness. Then linger in a scene where grace multiplies and lively hope fills the heart.