Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 2:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

8Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

2 Corinthians 2:6-8

Biblical Context

The passage teaches that punishment should lead to forgiveness and comfort, so the wounded party is not overwhelmed by sorrow; it urges you to confirm your love toward him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the man punished is a state of your own consciousness, not a distant person. The discipline described is your inner correction, a turning of attention from grievance to love. If you cling to punishment, you feed a belief that separates you from unity; when you choose to forgive and comfort, you release the energy of sorrow and open the door to reconciliation. The exhortation to confirm your love is really a directive to affirm your own being as love. In the I AM, you are one consciousness capable of revising memory and felt experience until the apparent breach dissolves. See this as the law of belief: you are free to revise the scene, to envision him already forgiven, to feel the joy that follows true unity. Your inward transformation is the cause of any outward shift; hence the other mirrors the decision you make in your own heart.

Practice This Now

Assume in this moment that forgiveness is your reality. Create a vivid inner scene where you comfort and declare your love to him, and feel the relief as sorrow diminishes.