Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 3:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 3 in context

Scripture Focus

20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

1 Peter 3:20-21

Biblical Context

Peter notes Noah's disobedience and the salvation of eight souls by water; baptism now saves us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, not by the washing of flesh.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, the flood becomes a state of consciousness, and the ark an inner residence I AM where fears subside. The days of Noah symbolize moments when the mind withstands long-suffering and prepares, not by outward acts, but by an inner decision to dwell in a fixed posture of awareness. The eight souls saved by water mirror the eight aspects of self upheld by faith, through the act of imagining and choosing to live from consciousness rather than from reaction. The 'like figure' of baptism points to an inner baptism: the cleansing of the conscience by aligning with God as awareness, not by external cleansing. The resurrection of Jesus Christ marks a rising in consciousness—the moment you accept that you are already the present reality you seek. Thus, salvation is a present interior state, not a future event, and the conscience becomes good toward God when you refuse to identify with doubt and instead dwell in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are inside the ark of your mind, and as you declare 'I am saved by the resurrection within me,' feel the waters of fear recede. Let the good conscience toward God arise as you imagine this present reality as your own.