Neville Goddard on 2 Timothy 2:25-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Timothy 2 in context

Scripture Focus

25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

2 Timothy 2:25-26

Biblical Context

2 Timothy 2:25-26 invites gentle correction toward those who resist truth, trusting that God may awaken repentance to the acknowledged truth and free them from the devil’s snare.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed as inner psychology, this passage teaches that persuasion is not a battlefield with another person, but a turning of your own awareness. To instruct meekly is to address the thoughts within your mind that oppose truth, not to battle an external foe. When you rest in the I AM, repentance is a shift of consciousness toward the truth you already embody. The ‘snare of the devil’ is the habitual identification with fear and limitation; recover themselves means reclaiming the liberty of your inner sight. Those who seem captive are simply thoughts you have allowed to rule you; the cure is the inner grant of repentance by God within, the moment you acknowledge the truth. So you practice patience, soft speech, and unwavering awareness, knowing the other is an aspect of your own mind being reminded to awaken. If this inner gift is granted, the reality you once thought external dissolves into the pure fact of your true nature.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume repentance is already granted within the I AM. Picture the one who opposes you as your own self and speak truth with gentle certainty until the image shifts into awareness.