Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 2:4-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 2 in context

Scripture Focus

4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

1 Peter 2:4-8

Biblical Context

Peter describes believers as living stones built into a holy house; Christ is the precious cornerstone for believers, while disobedience leads some to stumble over the word.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, your inner life is the temple and you are the living stone in the making. The cornerstone is not external but the I AM within your consciousness, elect and precious, by whom you shall not be confounded. Belief builds you up as a lively stone, forming a spiritual house through choices aligned with divine order. The stone of stumbling represents any stubborn resistance in mind that refuses the word; this resistance marks disobedience and separation from the truth you already are. The 'spiritual sacrifices' are your willing alignment, your daily living in harmony with the I AM rather than with fear or lack. The verse invites you to renounce doubt and to dwell in the certainty of the cornerstone within, so that you are ever integrated into a single temple of awareness. Your task is to embody the state of being one with the I AM, and let that inner arrangement transform your outer experience.

Practice This Now

In a quiet moment, assume the feeling: I am the living stone, built into a spiritual house by the I AM within. Revise any sense of lack by affirming the cornerstone now.