Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 5 in context

Scripture Focus

14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

2 Corinthians 5:14-17

Biblical Context

Christ's love is the constraint that moves us; He died for all so that we no longer live for ourselves. In Christ, we are a new creation; old things pass away and all things are made new.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let the I AM in you listen to the verse as a vibration of your inner state. The love of Christ—felt as a living force within—constrains you not by discipline but by the certainty of your true identity. If you judge that one died for all, then your awareness must acknowledge that all life originates from the same risen consciousness, and you cease to measure yourself or others by surface appearances. In this light, the old self—the old thoughts, stains, and failures—are seen as passing away, because you now dwell in the reality of a new creation. Your inner view is the new condition; the outward world shifts to match your inward state of being. Do not seek to transform others by argument; instead, insist that you live unto Him who died and rose again, and your life will become a radiant expression of that life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and assume the state of the New Creation: 'I am in Christ; old things are gone; all things are becoming new.' Feel the constraint of Christ's love guiding every choice today.