Boasting as Inner Consciousness
2 Corinthians 11:16-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Corinthians 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul asks not to be mistaken for a fool; if necessary, he will be received as a fool so he can boast a little, and he emphasizes his words are not spoken from the Lord but from a self-proclaimed confidence.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this passage, the 'fool' is a state of consciousness rather than a person. The world’s verdict cannot define you; you are the I AM behind all perception. When Paul says he speaks 'not after the Lord,' he reveals the human habit of measuring life by external wisdom. The true teaching is that you may freely adopt a new self by imagining from the end. Boasting becomes the bold act of aligning with a state you desire, not vanity; it is the inner assertion that 'I am this' and thus it becomes so. The outer form—praise or critique—will follow the inner shift. So turn away from seeking approval and instead dwell in the inner I AM, letting your new self-conception lead the days. The verse invites you to practice the discipline of imagining and feeling your desired state as already real, for imagination is the causal power through which reality is made.
Practice This Now
Act: assume the end you seek as already true; revise any voice that denies it; feel the state in your heart as if it is your current reality.
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