Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 2:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

2 Corinthians 2:5-7

Biblical Context

When grief is caused, the pattern is not to overcharge in judgment, but to move toward restoration through forgiveness. The verse calls you to forgive and comfort so sorrow does not swallow the soul and fellowship can be healed.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this moment, the 'punishment' spoken of is not a decree of doom upon the offender but a call to shift your inner state. In Neville's sense, people are states of consciousness; the one who hurts becomes merely a posture of your own awareness that has forgotten its unity. The remedy is to regard the act as a signal, not a verdict, and to return to the I AM with a forgiving vision. By choosing to forgive in imagination, you dissolve the self-imposed weight that would 'overcharge' you or the assembly. When you forgive and comfort, you do not erase consequence; you restore the inner atmosphere where mercy flows and your heart no longer collapses under sorrow. Picture the offender as still loved by God, see their best self emerging, and feel the relief as your own mind is released from the burden. As you persist in this revision, the outward scene lines up with your new inner truth: that grace reveals healing and restoration for all.