Neville Goddard on 1 Timothy 5:21-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Timothy 5 in context

Scripture Focus

21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

1 Timothy 5:21-22

Biblical Context

The passage commands impartial handling of others, avoids favoritism, and cautions against hasty ordinations, urging personal purity. It ties righteous action to an intact, impartial state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your verse speaks not of pastors alone but of your inner state. God—the I AM—and the elect angels are the witnesses within your consciousness. You observe these things without favoritism; whenever a judgment arises, revise it, return to the fact that you are consciousness itself, not the content. Lay hands suddenly on no man becomes a discipline of patience: do not act from unsettled feeling, but from settled awareness. In your imagination, you are not party to others' sins by sharing their guilt; you maintain your own purity by not projecting blame or guilt outward. Keeping thyself pure is keeping your mind aligned with your essential nature, the I AM, and refusing to identify with error as if it were real. Now, assume the state of complete impartiality—see all in your field of awareness with equal reality—and feel the purity of your consciousness as your baseline. This inner choice shapes every outward event, for you are what you imagine yourself to be.

Practice This Now

In the next moment, assume the state of impartiality and repeat, 'I observe all without preference.' Revise a judgment about someone and, in your own imagination, feel the I AM cleansing your mind and keeping you pure.