Neville Goddard on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Biblical Context

Paul urges believers to live in a way that pleases God, pursuing holiness, self-control, love, and honest labor toward all.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the apostle’s command to sanctification is a summons to live from your I AM—the divine presence that cannot be touched by outward conditions. The will of God is not distant law but a present state of consciousness you consent to and dwell within. To abstain from fornication and to possess your vessel in sanctification and honor is to stop allowing lower impulses to command your life, and to establish the holy pattern within the very center of your being. Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles—this is the mind’s discipline, choosing alignment with the higher self over transient senses. When you refrain from defrauding your brother, you recognize unity with all within your consciousness and accept responsibility from the one Source. God hath not called us unto uncleanness but unto holiness, and the Spirit within bears witness to this truth. Love one another as taught by God becomes your natural atmosphere, increasing as you dwell in the truth that you are already loved and seen by the Living I AM. Quiet study and honest labor express the inward order; your outward conduct then mirrors the sanctified state you inhabit.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the state of sanctification as a constant inner posture. Feel the I AM governing every impulse and guiding your words, thoughts, and actions.