Neville Goddard on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

7For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

8Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Biblical Context

Paul commands withdrawing from those who walk disorderly, and insists that bread be earned through labor, not given freely. He also urges believers to imitate his example and to admonish the disorderly as brothers, not as enemies.

Neville's Inner Vision

I interpret the passage as the command of your deeper I AM to withdraw attention from restless thoughts that pretend to life yet are disorder. The tradition you received becomes the inner standard you hold in mind as the law of your being. When we say we labored night and day, we mean you learn to labor in consciousness, applying steady attention so energy is not drained by unproductive beliefs. Not because power is lacking, but to stand as a living example in your own awareness. If any belief will not work, neither should it eat—let unsupported images perish by neglect rather than by strife. There are disorders of mind—busybody thoughts—that interrupt quiet progress; command and exhort by your Lord Jesus Christ to work in stillness and feed your own bread. Be not weary in well doing. If a pattern does not obey your word from this epistle, note it and withdraw your association with the belief, that it may be ashamed. Yet count it not as an enemy; admonish it as a brother within your own consciousness, keeping unity through love.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the state, 'I am the disciplined, self-sufficient worker of my life,' and feel that certainty as now. Then move through your day keeping that state in mind, gently withholding attention from disorderly thoughts and feeding only what aligns with your labor and unity.