Neville Goddard on Acts 14:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 14 in context

Scripture Focus

3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

Acts 14:3-4

Biblical Context

Acts 14:3-4 describes a long, bold proclamation in the Lord, with God bearing witness to grace through signs, while the city splits between those aligned with the old order and those with the apostles.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's lens this scene is not about geography but states of consciousness. Long time abode they speaking boldly in the Lord becomes the discipline of remaining steadily in a divine assumption. The Lord is your I AM, the awareness that you are the source and extent of all you experience. When it says God gave testimony unto the word of his grace, this is the inner conviction that grace is your natural function, already present and active as you imagine. The signs and wonders done by their hands are the felt effects of that conviction moving in your life—experiences that prove to your mind the truth you hold as real. The division of the multitude represents the clash within you between the old habit mind and the higher witness you cultivate. Part holds with the Jews, that is, the familiar fears and laws, and part with the apostles, the living witnesses to grace in action. Your task is to refuse to empower the former and to feed the latter, until the outer world begins to reflect the inner unity of your assumed truth.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner voice is bold and present; declare I am the grace of God in action and feel that I AM reality now. Then observe any signs that confirm your inner state.