Neville Goddard on 1 Timothy 1:8-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Timothy 1 in context

Scripture Focus

8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

1 Timothy 1:8-11

Biblical Context

Paul says the law is good when used lawfully. It targets the disobedient and ungodly, guiding seekers toward the gospel and sound doctrine.

Neville's Inner Vision

Treat the law as an inner discipline of your consciousness, good only when used by the I AM. The 'righteous man' is the state of awareness already resting in truth; the rest—lawless and disobedient thoughts—are simply movements of a mind not yet fully awake. When you assume the I AM as the governing center, you place the law where it belongs: upon your shifting mental states, your fears, your cravings, and your old identities. The long list of offenses in the text becomes a symbolic inventory of unwanted inner states you choose to revoke. You do not condemn them; you revise them by affirming a new state: you are the man of sound doctrine, the gospel incarnate in consciousness. The gospel is not a future event but the realization that truth is already established within you. By using the law lawfully—watching thoughts, choosing again, and feeling the reality of the new self—you bring your inner world into alignment with the divine order, and your outward circumstances respond from that inner conviction.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and feel the I AM as governing center. Assume the inner order by repeating: 'From this moment I live by sound doctrine; the inner gospel is real within me.'