Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 4:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:5-6

Biblical Context

Paul states that they preach Christ, not themselves, and that God illuminates the heart to know the glory of God in Christ.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the quiet of your I AM, you realize the 'we' is the inner Christ declaring, not a promotion of self. We preach not ourselves but Christ Jesus the Lord, meaning the voice of divine awareness speaks as you. The light that shines out of darkness is not an external sun but the awakening of consciousness within. God, who commanded that light, has shined in your heart, awakening perception to the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. The 'face of Jesus Christ' is the radiance of awareness revealed in you as you identify with the I AM, detecting no separation between you and the Christ within. Your dream-conflicts dissolve as you assume that you are the instrument by which divine life moves; you serve for Jesus' sake by aligning thought and feeling with the truth of your oneness with God. In this inner sight, action follows from knowing, and witnessing becomes the expression of inner light.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a moment of stillness, assume 'I am the Christ within.' Revised identity: 'I am not the old self, but the Lord Jesus Christ in me.' Feel the heart light widening and the knowing of God's glory illuminating your face—then let your daily acts reflect that inner revelation.