Inner Ordination of I Am
1 Timothy 2:7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Timothy 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse asserts an inner ordination: the speaker is commissioned as a preacher and teacher to guide others in faith. It emphasizes speaking truth in Christ and teaching the Gentiles in verity.
Neville's Inner Vision
Here the verse is not a historical credential, but a description of your state of consciousness. Being ordained as a preacher and an apostle is your inner conviction that the I AM has appointed you, right now, to speak as truth in Christ. When you declare, 'I speak the truth in Christ,' you align your entire being with the Christ within, letting your words rise from that living presence rather than from doubt. The phrase 'a teacher of the Gentiles' signals the parts of yourself outside your familiar faith—those beliefs, habits, or fears that have not yet learned to trust verity. Your vocation becomes an ongoing practice of imagination: you teach by living truth, proving in consciousness that faith and verity are one. Remember Neville's law: imagination creates reality. So assume the state of being an ordained preacher and teacher, and dwell there until it becomes your steady awareness. In this inner act you are both witness and guide, and your outer life will reflect that unwavering inner conviction.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: For the next few minutes, close your eyes and assume the state: you are an ordained preacher and teacher in faith and verity, speaking truth in the Christ within. Feel it real by dwelling in that consciousness until your daily acts prove the inner conviction.
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