Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 6:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 6 in context

Scripture Focus

1We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

3Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

2 Corinthians 6:1-6

Biblical Context

Paul urges that the grace of God not be received in vain and that ministers prove themselves through purity, knowledge, longsuffering, and steadfast love, even amid trials.

Neville's Inner Vision

Neville Goddard would read this as a call to claim your own consciousness as the arena where grace is given and proved. 'We then, as workers together with him' means you and the I AM are co-laborers, not outside helpers, and the accepted time is an inner moment when you say yes to your own awakening. The day of salvation is your present-state realization, a moment when you decide that the power you seek is already within. The list of afflictions and labors shows nothing external to conquer, but inner movements to be governed by a disciplined state of mind: purity, knowledge, longsuffering, kindness, the Holy Ghost, and love unfeigned. To avoid offense is to guard your inner vibration so that your actions reflect your true state rather than a search for approval. Therefore, practice the discipline of becoming the very minister of God by living in patience, enduring every inner push, and radiating the uncontrived love that flows from your I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of grace now and revise any sense of lack by whispering 'Now is the day of salvation' until you feel it. Then act as the minister of God in your daily life, letting purity and love unfeigned guide your conduct.