Neville Goddard on 2 John 1:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 John 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

2 John 1:3-5

Biblical Context

Grace, mercy, and peace come from God the Father and Jesus, and John rejoices to see the followers walking in truth and keeping the ancient command to love one another.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this text is a map of the inner life. Grace, mercy, and peace are not distant favors but the inner conditions that spring from the I AM you call God—the Father within and the Son of your own awareness. When John says he rejoices that your children walk in truth, he points to the moment you affirm that your inner self is aligned with truth and love. Walking in truth means refusing to bend to appearances and instead claiming that your thoughts, feelings, and choices reflect the eternal order. The commandment to love one another is not new, but the ancient law written in your being. Your work is to treat thought and sensation as indications of your real state: as you live in truth and love, grace, mercy, and peace become your habitual atmosphere. The Father’s gift is not elsewhere but realized within as your own I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume now that you are in truth and under grace. Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and repeat: 'I am walking in truth and loving one another; grace, mercy, and peace fill my being,' feeling the truth until it seems real.