Neville Goddard on 2 Timothy 1:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

2 Timothy 1:7-10

Biblical Context

2 Timothy 1:7-10 states that God gives us a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind, not fear, and invites us to share in the gospel's trials through God's power, revealing salvation and life through Christ.

Neville's Inner Vision

Fear is not a creature assigned to the I AM; it is a state of consciousness you can revise. In this letter, Paul awakens the reader to a divine atmosphere in which power, love, and sound judgment are our natural occupation. The 'spirit of fear' belongs to the old dream of separation; the 'power of God' and 'holy calling' belong to the inner decree you already are. Before the world began, grace and purpose were implanted as your true design, and now Christ Jesus appears as the living demonstration that death is abolished in your field of awareness. When you live from the consciousness that you have already been saved and called, your afflictions become the shedding of old identities—tests that refine an inner nature you are choosing to affirm. The gospel is not merely a message about salvation; it is an invitation to live from the end, to let the end of mortality illuminate the present. Your task is to identify with the victorious I AM, here and now, and to let this inner state manifest as behavior, calm, and courage.

Practice This Now

Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and declare: 'I am the power, love, and sound mind of God within me.' Then envision yourself living as that state, joyful, fearless, and clear, and feel it as real right now.