Purifying the Self: 2 Corinthians 7:1

Neville's Inner Vision

With these promises before you, you are not urged to perform a holy act so much as to awaken to who you already are. The filth that Paul mentions is not only outward grime but inner habits of thought, fear, and self judgment that cling when you forget your real nature. In a Neville fashion, holiness is a state of consciousness you can assume and inhabit. When you claim that you are clean in mind and body, you engage the I AM as your inner governor and allow the feeling of rightness to sweep through every cell and thought. The fear of God becomes reverent attention to your inner world rather than dread of external rules. As you persist in the conviction that your present state reflects divine promises, the outer world mirrors this inner cleanliness, and tendency toward impurity dissipates. Sanctification is not a future goal but a daily revision of your self image. Rest in the truth that you are already holy, and you will live the holy life you seek.