Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 1:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 1 in context

Scripture Focus

23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

1 Peter 1:23

Biblical Context

Peter says you are born again not from corruptible seed but from incorruptible seed, through the living Word of God, which endures forever.

Neville's Inner Vision

1 Peter 1:23 invites you to notice that birth is an inner renewal, not a change of external form. The 'seed' that remains forever is not a future biology but the eternal Word dwelling in your awareness. When you align with this Word—the I AM that you truly are—the old, perishable self loses its grip and a new creation emerges in your consciousness. The incorruptible seed is not something you acquire; it is your own awakened recognition that the Word of God lives within you, consciously and unchangingly. This Word is alive, it abides, and it speaks as your present I. The verse signals that your reality flows from the inner decree you assent to now. Do not search the world for lasting change; return to the inner decree, plant it as belief, and water it with steady attention. As you dwell in the assurance of your true nature, the apparent world rearranges to match that truth. You are not becoming; you are becoming aware of the eternal you—born anew, by the Word that cannot perish.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm: 'I am born again now; I am the incorruptible seed of the Word.' Feel it in your chest, visualize the seed sprouting into a living, renewed self, and revise any lingering thought by returning to this inner decree.