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

Read 1 Peter 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

1 Peter 4:1

Biblical Context

Peter says Christ’s suffering is an invitation to a new mind. When you adopt that mind, the old self ceases to identify with sin.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe: the flesh is not a dungeon, but a state of consciousness. Christ’s suffering is the turning of attention away from the imagination of limitation toward the unchanging I AM. To arm yourself with the same mind is to clothe your awareness in the conviction that you are not the story of fear or desire, but the steady witness who knows itself as the Life that was in Christ. When you accept that your former cravings are merely thoughts passing through a dream, sin loses its apparent power; it cannot persist in the light of a fixed, loving I AM. The moment you align with that mind, the script of your day is rewritten; past pain becomes fuel for a higher awareness, not a chain. Ceasing from sin is the natural result of dwelling in the Lord’s mind, for you are no longer the shuddering ego but the living, conscious I AM, here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and repeat the affirmation 'I am the mind of Christ in action' until conviction rises; feel and dwell in the sense 'there is no sin to identify with' for five minutes.