Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 3:8-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 3 in context

Scripture Focus

8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

1 Peter 3:8-12

Biblical Context

1 Peter 3:8-12 calls believers to unity, compassion, and brotherly love. It invites blessing instead of retaliation and ties righteous living to peace and prayer.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville's ear, this passage is a map of the inner atmosphere. Be ye all of one mind is not a demand for external agreement but an invitation to harmonize your innermost states until they beat as one. Compassion, love as brethren, pitiful and courteous, are attitudes born of the I AM you identify with. When you render evil for evil or railing for railing, you permit a storm of consciousness that blocks the blessing you are called to inherit. The discipline to refrain from evil speech and to eschew evil is a revision of your inner speech—blessings, not curses, flow from a mind that chooses gentleness. Knowing that ye should inherit a blessing points you to the inner reward: alignment with good days and a life that reflects peace. The eyes of the Lord over the righteous and His ears open to their prayers become your inner sensitivity; the face of the Lord is against evil states, so you turn away from them and seek good. When your mind dwells in blessing, you awaken harmony in the world you behold.