Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

3I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

5For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

7And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

12Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

13Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

16I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.

2 Corinthians 7:1-16

Biblical Context

Paul urges cleansing from inner and outer defilement and to pursue holiness in reverence to God. He shows that godly sorrow leads to repentance and salvation, and that comfort comes through a compassionate inner awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the promises are not tokens kept afar; they are invitations to the I AM within you to awaken. Filthiness of flesh and spirit are just misperceived states of consciousness; cleansing means reorienting your inner image until holiness becomes your natural condition, and fear loses its grip. When Titus comes as inner comfort—the news of your earnest desire and mourning toward good—God’s comfort is your own awareness revived. The 'letter' that caused sorrow was only a signal to revise your self-conception; to repent is to return to your true self, not to grovel before guilt. Godly sorrow works a turning that saves you from the world's sorrow and its death; it cultivates carefulness, clearing, fear, zeal, and a fierce longing for right alignment. In every trial, your higher self is unshaken; your joy is the proof that you have settled into your real state. We rejoice because your obedience is seen in your inner alignment; thus confidence in you grows as you rest in the I AM that you are.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the state—'I am cleansed and holy now; God is comforting me in every trial.' Stay with that feeling until it floods your body and thoughts, then act from that consciousness throughout the day.