Neville Goddard on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

4But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

6Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

11As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

18Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

20For ye are our glory and joy.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

Biblical Context

Paul’s letter describes a ministry conducted with integrity, humility, and spiritual discipline; believers are urged to walk worthy of God and receive the Word as truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, consider that the entrance to you is not in vain; it arises from the I AM that you are. The apparent trials—being shamed, opposed—are inner crucibles by which your consciousness is refined. When you stand in God, you speak with boldness not to please men, but to reveal the truth of God in your own heart. You do not cloak your words with flattery or covetousness; God is witness to the purity of your intent. You are gentle as a nurse with your inner children, cherishing their growth, and you impart not only a message but your very soul, for the Word of God, lodged within belief, works mightily in you. Your labor and patient endurance are the discipline by which you walk worthy of the One who calls you into His kingdom and glory. The Word received becomes the life you live, a living pattern of holiness, love, and perseverance. In this inner theater, you are the church within your own Judaea, a shining foretaste of the coming Christ in you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe, and declare, 'I am entrusted with the gospel in the I AM,' then feel the truth of your words expanding until your whole being radiates holy simplicity.