Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 - 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.

18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Biblical Context

Christ’s love compels us; since one died for all, all died, and we now live for the one who died and rose again. In Christ, we are a new creation; old things pass away, and all things become new.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the love of Christ as the constraining power of your own I AM. When you judge that one died for all, you awaken to the truth that all lives are contained in the Christ within, and therefore you live not for yourself but for Him who died and rose again in you. From this inner vantage, we know no man after the flesh; the outer appearances melt into the inner reality that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself. If anyone is in Christ, you are a new creature; old conditions of separation pass away, and all things become new as your consciousness expands. All things are of God, who reconciled you to Himself and gave you the ministry of reconciliation; you speak not as a judge but as a witness of the inner union. Now you are ambassadors for Christ, praying in Christ's stead that others be reconciled to God. The sense of sin fades under the realization that God does not impute trespasses, and you are made righteous in Him. The entire drama is an inner shift—an awakening to a reality you are, not something you must achieve.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the state, 'I am in Christ; the world is reconciled in God through me.' Then revise a limitation by declaring, 'From this moment, I live unto God within me,' and feel it as real now.