Neville Goddard on 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Thessalonians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

Biblical Context

Paul states that God's will is your sanctification and that believers should abstain from fornication. He urges mastery of one's vessel, honor in conduct, and living in holiness through the Spirit.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this inner reading, sanctification is not a distant rule but a state of consciousness you awaken to this moment. The will of God is the present discipline of awareness: you choose what you feed your mind, which thoughts you let settle, and what you permit to move through your day. 'Abstain from fornication' becomes a refusal of any lower appetite that would dull your sense of I AM, a return to the wholeness you already are. 'Possess his vessel in sanctification and honour' means you treat the body as a temple of I AM — guard sensation and thought so that they reflect integrity, not impulse. The Gentiles who know not God represent inner ignorance; you dispel it by acknowledging the Holy Spirit within as your constant companion, your divine memory. When you fear defrauding or being harmed, know that the Lord is the avenger of such acts, yet your work is to cultivate forgiveness and honesty toward every brother. God has called you to holiness, not uncleanness; despisers resist not man but the living I AM within you.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are sanctified now and revise any impulse into reverent action; imagine your day unfolding through pure, honorable choices. Feel it real by softly repeating 'I AM holy' as you breathe.